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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Lucania acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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260 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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200 cm
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania forces Cormier back against the cage and clinches.
Cormier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cormier shoots in looking for a takedown but Lucania manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cormier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cormier shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lucania is trying to defend but Cormier finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cormier is taking a breather. Lucania says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cormier prevents Lucania from improving his position.
Cormier drops an elbow to the side of Lucania's head.
Lucania is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cormier looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cormier throws some wild stikes that Lucania manages to avoid easily.
Lucania tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cormier sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cormier scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormier landing strikes from the mount.
Cormier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lucania?
Lucania wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cormier.
Cormier lands a big shot there that rocks Lucania but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cormier fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cormier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lucania wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cormier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lucania hang on?
Lucania is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lucania is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cormier landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucania keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Cormier there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cormier postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lucania looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier unloads with some shots from mount but Lucania bucks and avoids them well.
Cormier looking to control but Lucania is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cormier misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lucania tries to reverse the position but Cormier maintains control.
Lucania avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cormier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cormier has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lucania's face.
Lucania takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cormier dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lucania gets caught flat footed, as Cormier shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cormier throws a big right hand that misses.
Cormier is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lucania keeping moving, preventing Cormier from controlling successfully.
Cormier showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Daniel Cormier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniel Cormier has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice cross by Cormier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniel Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormier circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Cormier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucania lands with a kick to the temple. Cormier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cormier throws a series of punches but Lucania moves out of range.
Cormier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucania can do to turn this around?
Lucania tries to clinch but Cormier moves out of range.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cormier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daniel Cormier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Lucania misses with a straight left.
Cormier lands a right hook to the body.
Cormier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cormier misses with a straight left.
Cormier misses with a takedown attempt - Lucania sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cormier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cormier connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Cormier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucania instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lucania looking to stall.
Lucania tries to land knees in the clinch but Cormier avoids the damage to the body.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lucania keeps control of Cormier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Cormier has had enough of the clinch but Lucania keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier is trying to stall.
Lucania looking to stall.
Lucania throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucania landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lucania dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lucania swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucania landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lucania tries to break the clinch but Cormier is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Lucania showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Cormier misses.
Cormier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lucania backs up against the cage.
Lucania avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucania lands a head kick!
It looks like Daniel Cormier has been cut.
Lucania lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lucania misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lucania tries to clinch there but Cormier circles away.
Salvatore Lucania seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucania fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cormier throws a series of punches but Lucania moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cormier avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Lucania looking to slow down the pace here.
Cormier managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cormier's brow.
Cormier letting Lucania take a breather here.
Cormier breaks from the clinch.
Cormier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucania moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cormier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Cormier throws a shot from downtown. Lucania moves away and avoids it.
Cormier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Lucania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cormier is defended easily by Lucania.
Lucania leaves Cormier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier avoids the head kick by Lucania.
Cormier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch but Cormier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cormier misses with the combination.
Lucania goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cormier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cormier throws a nice looking combination but Lucania bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lucania throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cormier takes a step back to recover.
Cormier moves into the clinch.
Lucania landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier has Lucania pressed against the cage.
Lucania lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cormier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucania moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Cormier misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Salvatore Lucania.
I think Lucania has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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