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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Luciano (ranked 539 p4p, 781 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 76 p4p, 112 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson throws a good cross that connects.
That kick from Munson tenderised Luciano's leg. Luciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Munson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Munson scores with a jab to the body.
Munson scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciano should have avoided that one.
Munson misses with a jab to the body
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.
Munson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Munson looks to move away, Luciano throws a big counter combo but Munson just gets out of the way.
Munson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Munson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munson scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano avoids a kick to the body.
Luciano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Munson lands a nice shot that snaps Luciano's head back.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Munson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Luciano as he checks the leg kick.
Munson is looking to clinch.
Luciano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
Luciano drops his hands momentarily and Munson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luciano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Munson scores with a hook.
Luciano tries to keep at a distance but Munson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Munson to work.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Munson punishes Luciano's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Munson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luciano. That did some damage!
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Munson moved out of range.
Luciano misses with the combination.
Luciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Munson misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Munson there.
Munson lands with a cross.
Munson sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Munson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Munson ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Munson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Luciano's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munson.
A jab from Munson does it's job there.
Munson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Munson.
Munson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Munson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munson looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Munson wants to clinch up but Luciano keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Munson there.
Munson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Munson gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson jumps guard but Luciano stands there with Munson around his waist. Munson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
Munson scores with a shot to the side of Luciano's head.
Munson trying to stall but Luciano improves his position.
Munson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luciano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munson.
Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munson connects with a nice looking jab.
Munson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luciano.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
Luciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Munson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luciano staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Munson's cut.
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.
Munson scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Munson finds it's way through Luciano's defenses.
Munson lands a leg kick that knocks Luciano off balance momentarily.
Munson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luciano is out of range and Munson settles back down.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Munson.
It looked like Luciano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Munson.
A good leg kick by Munson.
Munson throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
It looked like Luciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Munson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick from Munson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Munson misses with a body kick.
Munson swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a good, hard body kick but Munson shrugs it off.
Munson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Munson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson scores with a hook.
Munson scores with a jab. Luciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Munson scores with a jab. Luciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Luciano checks a low kick from Munson.
Munson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Munson tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Munson.
Munson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munson lands with a hook. Luciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Munson thumps Luciano with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Munson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Munson.
A leg kick checked by Luciano.
Luciano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Munson tries to work over Luciano's front leg with a kick but Luciano checks it.
Luciano appears to be looking for a big counter.
Munson lands with a right hand.
Luciano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Munson scores with a body shot.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Munson scores with a leg kick.
Luciano misses the jab.
Munson forces Luciano back against the cage and clinches.
Munson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Munson.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Munson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luciano is looking for a counter combo.
Munson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Munson there.
Luciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munson tries to clinch but Luciano moves out of range.
Munson drives through and clinches with Luciano against the cage.
Munson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Munson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Munson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Luciano's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson lands an elbow that stopped Luciano in his tracks for a moment.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Munson blocking some punches.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano lands an uppercut.
Munson lands a shoulder strike.
Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Munson tries to pull guard but Luciano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Munson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson can't get the takedown.
Munson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Munson.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Munson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munson moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Munson, as that shot connected.
Munson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robert Munson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munson staying out of range there.
Munson moves to clinch but Luciano breaks away
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luciano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Munson with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano tries to move into range but Munson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munson jabs Luciano right on the nose. Luciano blinks but takes it well.
Munson lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Munson.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luciano walks into a stiff left hand from Munson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with an inside leg kick.
Luciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Munson should have avoided that one.
Munson thuds his right hand into Luciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luciano slips a jab from Munson.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Luciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Munson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Munson tries to clinch but Luciano is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Munson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Munson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luciano in his tracks.
Munson throws a solid leg kick but Luciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munson.
Luciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Munson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luciano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luciano sizes up Munson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano throws a chopping leg kick but Munson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Munson throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munson is rocked!
Munson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luciano counters with a left to the body.
Luciano throws a nice looking combination but Munson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Munson works Luciano's body with a nice hook.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Munson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Luciano looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Munson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Luciano if he has to take too many more of those.
Munson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Munson looks to land a body kick but Luciano moved away.
A jab from Munson misses.
Luciano lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luciano takes one on the button.
Munson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luciano appears to be looking for a big counter.
Munson connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luciano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luciano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Munson looks to land a body kick but Luciano moved away.
Munson swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munson slips a straight right by Luciano.
Munson lands a lovely overhand right.
Munson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Munson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Munson.
Luciano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luciano checks a low kick from Munson.
Munson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Munson scores with a push kick.
Munson tries to move into range but Luciano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munson with the inside leg kick.
Luciano checks a leg kick.
Luciano takes one on the button.
Munson tries to clinch but Luciano moves out of range.
It looked like Luciano was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Munson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Munson tries to land a front kick but Luciano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Munson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Munson misses.
Munson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Munson lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Munson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Munson ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Munson tries to clinch but Luciano moves out of range.
As Munson backs away, Luciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Munson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Munson scoring well with a low kick there.
Luciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luciano. That's going to slow Munson down.
Luciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munson.
That kick from Munson tenderised Luciano's leg. Luciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.
It looked like Luciano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Munson.
Munson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano moves out of range as Munson throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Munson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Munson 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 shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luciano is out of range and Munson settles back down.
Munson lands with a hook. Luciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Munson tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Luciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Munson misses.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munson throws out the jab.
Munson connects with a jab.
Munson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Munson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Munson.
Luciano slips a jab from Munson.
Munson takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Munson throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
Munson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luciano's hands.
Munson tries to land a body kick
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munson with a nice cross.
Luciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munson looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Munson has closed the distance and engaged Luciano in a clinch.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson with a nice calf kick.
Luciano throws out a leg kick but Munson moves out of range and Luciano only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Munson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munson throws a body kick that misses.
Munson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Munson lands an overhand right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Munson.
A low kick lands for Munson.
Munson sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munson tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munson with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Robert Munson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Munson.
Munson moves to clinch but Luciano breaks away
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Munson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luciano can pounce on him.
Luciano needs to keep his hands up - Munson had a free shot at his head there.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
Munson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luciano under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson with a jab.
Munson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Munson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Munson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano with the inside leg kick.
Luciano throws a head kick that misses.
Munson takes the fight into the clinch.
Munson lands with a right to the head.
Munson lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Munson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Munson pushes Luciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munson jumps guard.
Munson controls Luciano momentarily but Luciano frees himself.
Munson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Luciano frees his head nicely. Oh but Munson has switched to an armbar! Luciano is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Robert Munson!
Robert Munson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Robert Munson, 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.
Charles Luciano was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry went on weight gain then forgot '.
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