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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucania comes to the cage accompanied by Murder Inc. Acer has chosen Mad at Gravity- Burn as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Salvatore Lucania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lucania misses the target.
Acer throws a leg kick but Lucania sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lucania defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Acer.
Lucania misses with a head kick.
Acer throws a leg kick but Lucania sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Acer swings for the body but Lucania moves out of range.
Lucania misses with a left hand
and Acer counters with a straight right hand.
Acer tries to score with a low kick but Lucania moves his leg out of the way.
Acer walks into a stiff left hand from Lucania.
Lucania moves out of range as Acer strikes.
Lucania looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Acer avoids the body shot from Lucania.
Lucania ducks right into an uppercut from Acer.
Acer misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Acer misses.
Lucania feinted with a counter takedown.
Acer closes the distance and clinches up with Lucania, looking for a takedown. Acer pushes Lucania against the cage but Lucania circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salvatore Lucania has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Acer.
Lucania moves out of range as Acer strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Acer 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 Lucania has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lucania and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucania feinted with a counter takedown.
Lucania throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Acer looks to throw the jab but Lucania is out of range.
Isiah Acer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucania moves out of range as Acer throws a body kick.
Lucania misses with a straight right.
Lucania steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acer.
Lucania misses with a straight right.
Lucania misses with a wild combination.
Lucania swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Acer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucania throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Acer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lucania to score with a decent uppercut.
Acer drives through with a takedown into Lucania's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lucania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Acer has managed to get both his arms back between Lucania's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acer passes Lucania's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Acer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Acer is nestled in close to Lucania, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Acer trying to mount his opponent but Lucania defends it.
Acer is working for a submission of some sort.
Lucania is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is refusing to be controlled, as Acer sits in half guard.
Lucania tries to get to full guard but Acer has control of the leg.
Acer is trying to work for a kimura but Lucania is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucania wants to control but Acer is keeping busy.
Acer wants to pass to mount but Lucania is defending the position.
Lucania is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Acer winds up and cracks Lucania with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lucania is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Acer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Acer's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Acer rolls, trying to escape but Lucania keeps control of the position.
Lucania doesn't have the hooks in and Acer manages to turn into his guard.
Lucania avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Acer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
My spies in Mello MMA inform me that Acer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Acer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lucania's guard.
Acer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Acer dominated that round.
That's time! Lucania's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lucania is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Acer.
Lucania lands a nice leg kick that just misses Acer's sensitive parts.
Acer walks into a jab.
It looks like Isiah Acer has been cut.
Nice body punch from Lucania.
Lucania avoids the body shot from Acer.
Acer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Acer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucania throws a low kick but Acer avoids it.
Lucania with a jab.
Lucania tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acer thumps Lucania with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Acer, as that shot connected.
Acer misses with a series of wild punches.
Lucania half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lucania ducks right into an uppercut from Acer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acer avoids the head kick by Lucania.
Acer feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lucania darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lucania looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lucania wants to take a breather but Acer is having none of it.
Lucania is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acer wants to control but Lucania is keeping busy.
Acer wants to improve his position but Lucania is controlling well.
Lucania drops an elbow to the side of Acer's head.
Acer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Acer is trying to control the position but Lucania postures up.
Acer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lucania is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania gets full guard.
Acer looking to pass the guard.
Acer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lucania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Acer has managed to get both his arms back between Lucania's legs - danger averted.
Acer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Acer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Acer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Acer pushes down on Lucania's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Acer trying to mount his opponent but Lucania defends it.
Lucania trying to control but Acer postures up.
Lucania is refusing to be controlled, as Acer sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lucania wants to control but Acer is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Lucania dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isiah Acer's cut.
That's time! Lucania's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lucania ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acer moves away.
And Acer responds with a good body kick, but Lucania manages to step out the way in time.
Lucania misses with an attempted mid kick.
Acer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lucania tries to counter with a takedown but Acer is quick to defend against it.
Acer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucania misses the jab.
Acer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lucania takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lucania is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Acer.
Lucania swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Acer.
Acer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lucania takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Acer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania looks for the body kick but Acer saw that one coming.
Lucania is looking to land body kicks.
Acer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lucania as he jumps to the side.
Lucania half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lucania throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Acer.
Lucania takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer misses with an uppercut. Lucania saw that one coming.
Acer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucania lands a really nice looking cross but Acer seems unphased.
Lucania misses with a two punch combination.
Acer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucania.
Lucania throws the left hand but Acer avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Acer.
Acer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lucania checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lucania pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucania is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucania fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Acer is out of range.
Lucania has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Acer.
Acer throws a shot from downtown. Lucania moves away and avoids it.
Lucania thows a left - swing and a miss!
Acer throws a counter combo.
Acer throws a head kick but Lucania moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acer moves out of range of the body kick from Lucania.
Acer throws the kick towards the body but Lucania avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lucania enables Acer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lucania manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucania looking for a sweep. Not yet Lucania, not yet.
Acer tries to free his leg and advance position but Lucania is retaining full guard.
Acer content to stall in guard here.
Lucania throws his legs up looking for a submission but Acer uses it to pass to side control.
Lucania can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lucania tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Acer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Acer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lucania keeps working.
Acer landing strikes.
Acer wants to control but Lucania is keeping him busy.
Acer tries for a kimura but Lucania is defending well.
Acer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acer is working Lucania over with some ground and pound from side control.
Acer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Acer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lucania is looking to regain half guard here but Acer keeps moving and retains side control.
Lucania gets back to half guard.
Acer throwing shots but Lucania is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Acer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isiah Acer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lucania lands with a kick to the ribs.
Acer slips a straight right by Lucania.
Lucania misses with a kick to the body.
Lucania walks into a left hand.
Lucania throws a nice inside leg kick.
Acer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lucania's half guard.
Acer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lucania's head.
Isiah Acer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Acer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Acer prevents Lucania from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania is looking to control Acer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lucania avoid being mounted?
Acer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Acer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lucania gets back to full guard.
Lucania is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Acer defends well.
Lucania controls Acer momentarily but Acer frees himself.
Acer looking to pass the guard.
Acer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lucania will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Acer looking to pass the guard.
Acer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Acer trying to control but Lucania is working from the bottom.
Lucania is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Acer tries to free his leg and advance position but Lucania is retaining full guard.
Lucania has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Acer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Acer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lucania swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lucania looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lucania looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lucania!
Lucania is putting a hurting on Acer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Acer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lucania's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Acer wants to improve his position but Lucania is controlling well.
Acer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Acer wants to sweep here but Lucania controlling him for the moment.
Acer keeping moving, preventing Lucania from controlling successfully.
Lucania with a flurry of punches that miss.
Acer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucania is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Acer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Isiah Acer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Isiah Acer's cut.
That's time! Lucania's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lucania lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Acer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucania.
Lucania feints and then cracks Acer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Acer down.
A swing and a miss from Acer.
Lucania throws a nice looking combination but Acer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Acer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lucania trying to control the position.
Acer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lucania is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acer working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer grinds an elbow into Lucania's temple.
Lucania is looking to regain half guard here but Acer keeps moving and retains side control.
Lucania taking punishment in the form of punches.
Acer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Acer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lucania is avoiding damage well.
Acer tries to move to mount but Lucania blocks the move with his legs.
Lucania manages to get back to half guard.
Acer is trying to control the action in half guard but Lucania is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Acer wants to free his trapped foot but Lucania is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Acer passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Acer.
Lucania is trying to control Acer's posture but Acer avoids it.
Acer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lucania tries to bench press Acer off him but Acer keeps the position.
Acer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lucania knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lucania is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acer landing a few strikes.
Lucania is looking to reverse the position.
Acer tries for a kimura but Lucania is defending well.
Lucania tries to buck Acer off but Acer is having none of it.
Acer scores with punches from side control.
Acer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Salvatore Lucania has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lucania moves into full guard.
Lucania throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Acer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lucania knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isiah Acer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Acer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Isiah Acer!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Isiah Acer!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Isiah Acer!
Isiah Acer wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Isiah Acer, 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.
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