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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Luciania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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295 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Luciania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geoff Paul!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciania throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Luciania looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciania looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Luciania makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Luciania.
Luciania working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Luciania throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paul has managed to get both his arms back between Luciania's legs - danger averted.
Luciania has his foot on Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Paul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paul lands a couple of digs.
Luciania is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paul scoring with punches to the head and body.
Luciania will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paul landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul working some strikes from top position.
Paul trying to control but Luciania is working from the bottom.
Paul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul wants to control from the top but Luciania keeps moving.
Luciania has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luciania throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Luciania looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciania is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Luciania is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paul is aware though and is defending well.
Paul wants to control from the top but Luciania keeps moving.
Paul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luciania swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paul wants to control from the top but Luciania keeps moving.
Paul throwing strikes from guard but Luciania blocks nicely.
Paul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luciania's head.
Paul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paul has managed to get both his arms back between Luciania's legs - danger averted.
Paul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paul has managed to get both his arms back between Luciania's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luciania is breathing heavily.
Paul wants to control from the top but Luciania keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciania working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paul.
Luciania working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luciania has his foot on Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Paul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Luciania is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paul postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciania has his foot on Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Paul stands up over Luciania, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 Salvatore Luciania will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paul darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciania is pressing down on Paul's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Paul thows a big elbow that misses.
Luciania is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paul is aware though and is defending well.
Paul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Luciania looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Paul passes into half guard.
Paul sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Paul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paul trying to mount his opponent but Luciania defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciania trying to control but Paul postures up.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paul slips a nice elbow through Luciania's hands, connecting with Luciania's forehead.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Paul trying to control the action but Luciania is working from the bottom.
Luciania is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Luciania is not content to let Paul control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Still in half guard, Paul seems content to control.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Paul wants to control but Luciania is keeping him busy.
Paul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Geoff Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciania is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Paul.
Paul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Paul there.
Paul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paul keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Paul looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paul is looking to take a break and control but Luciania is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paul is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Luciania looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luciania has hold of Paul's hands but Paul slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luciania is trying to get back to full guard.
Luciania is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Paul winds up and cracks Luciania with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paul with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Paul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Paul shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Paul was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Paul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paul has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luciania's face.
Luciania's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Paul landing strikes, looking to finish!
Luciania is trying to escape the mount.
Luciania in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Luciania is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciania is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Luciania regains half guard.
Paul lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paul lands a nice short elbow.
Luciania looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul working the head and body with strikes.
Paul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luciania. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luciania is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Paul performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Paul sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Luciania is refusing to be controlled, as Paul sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paul in particular looking to stall.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciania gets back to full guard.
Paul seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paul is pushing down on Luciania's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luciania is fighting to maintain full guard but Paul has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paul is pressing down on Luciania's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luciania is holding on for now.
Luciania actively working from the bottom here.
Paul working over Luciania with some ground and pound. Luciania looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciania gets back to full guard.
Luciania throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paul wants to pass the guard but Luciania is keeping the position.
Paul is looking to work some ground and pound but Luciania has wrist control.
Paul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Luciania escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paul scoring with some ground and pound.
Luciania is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paul defends well.
Paul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a couple of elbows.
Paul thows a big elbow that misses.
Paul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luciania is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paul is aware though and is defending well.
Luciania has momentary wrist control but Paul slips an elbow through the middle.
Luciania keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Paul engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Luciania throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul landing some decent shots from guard.
Paul postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Paul!
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energy
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