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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monsun Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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238 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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283 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monsun Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lucania closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moon counters with a two punch combo.
Moon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lucania misses with a wild body shot.
Moon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lucania throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucania takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lucania dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moon. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania throws a solid leg kick but Moon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lucania.
Lucania throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucania misses with a head kick.
Moon is looking to counter punch.
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - Moon circles away.
Moon feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lucania tries to clinch up but Moon circles away and keeps his distance.
Lucania fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moon.
Lucania motions for Moon to come forward. Lucania throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lucania tried to score with a low kick but Moon checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucania 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 Moon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moon attempts a counter takedown but Lucania avoids it well and moves away.
Lucania cracks the inside of Moon's front leg.
Lucania throws a lazy body kick
and Moon counters with a shoot takedown. Lucania fights it but they end up in guard.
Lucania is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moon is aware though and is defending well.
Moon won't allow Lucania to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon wants to control from the top but Lucania keeps moving.
Lucania wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lucania throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Moon escapes and throws Lucania's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lucania is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lucania has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucania wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon scoring with punches from side control.
Lucania takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Moon wants to control but Lucania is keeping him busy.
Moon is really struggling to control Lucania but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lucania is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lucania wants to control but Moon postures up.
Lucania is looking for a sweep.
Moon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Moon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lucania takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Moon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lucania tries to buck Moon off but Moon is having none of it.
Lucania is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lucania has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lucania with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lucania trying to control from the bottom.
Lucania is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monsun Moon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lucania drives through and clinches with Moon against the cage.
Moon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moon misses with a punch to the body.
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Lucania.
Lucania creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moon's defenses.
Moon tries to throw a body punch but Lucania avoids it by throwing Moon back against the cage.
Moon managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
Lucania misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moon is defending well for now.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucania lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lucania just leaning against Moon, taking a breather.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moon avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moon is working for takedown but Lucania is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moon digs a right hand into Lucania's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucania's gas tank.
Lucania makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucania gets through Moon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lucania content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Moon misses with some punches.
Moon swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucania uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucania wants to get back to striking at distance but Moon won't allow it.
Moon blocks the elbow strike.
Moon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lucania walks away with a smile on his face. Moon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moon moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucania throws a combination. Moon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lucania tries to clinch
and Moon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moon moves forwards but Lucania connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucania ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moon moves away.
Moon throwing a counter right hand but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Lucania looks to clinch
and Lucania takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lucania scores with a kick to the midsection.
Monsun Moon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moon checks the leg kick.
Lucania tries to clinch up.
Lucania lands a big head kick that sends Moon tumbling to the mat! Lucania takes a step backwards and waves Moon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Moon is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania clinches up with Moon and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Moon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee is keeping an eye on Lucania - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lucania lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Moon to his knees! Lucania keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Monsun Moon spoke after the fight, saying 'i might have brain damage and cant fight much longer. 1 fight left on my contract and then i will call it quit!'.
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