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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucania comes to the cage accompanied by Murder Inc. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
11 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Salvatore Lucania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania throws a leg kick that misses.
Lucania is looking to clinch but Bitch! is avoiding it.
Bitch! cracks the inside of Lucania's front leg.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucania fails to land with a series of punches.
Bitch! looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bitch! loads up on a big right hand but Lucania slips the punch.
Lucania tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bitch! manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Bitch!'s face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lucania walks into a left hand.
Lucania fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bitch! is out of range.
Bitch! misses the shot to the body.
Bitch! scoring well with a low kick there.
Bitch! throws a hook but Lucania avoids it easily.
Lucania throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitch! throws a hook but Lucania avoids it easily.
Bitch! ducks under a wild hook from Lucania.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bitch!! But no joy.
Bitch! slips under a jab.
Lucania tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bitch! looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lucania 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.
Lucania throws a leg kick
and Bitch! finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lucania walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lucania throws a poor cross that misses
and Bitch! counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Bitch! blocks the low kick.
Lucania moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBitch!.
Bitch! pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucania appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lucania missing with a left hand there. Bitch! was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucania throws a nice looking combination but Bitch! bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bitch! lands a nice looking body shot.
Bitch! checks a leg kick.
Lucania uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bitch!.
Lucania manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bitch! on his heels. He'll look to pass Bitch!'s guard now, I'm sure.
Lucania looking to sit in guard and control but Bitch! gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lucania isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bitch! stacks Lucania on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bitch!!
Lucania is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! staying calm.
Lucania tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bitch! wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lucania wants to control but Bitch! postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucania is looking for a sweep.
Bitch! happy to just control the position for now.
Lucania tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania sneaks back into half guard.
Lucania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lucania is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ~T~ Troid - Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lucania manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bitch! got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lucania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bitch! has managed to get both his arms back between Lucania's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucania working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bitch! doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bitch! 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.
Bitch! looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lucania looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lucania working a defensive guard here.
Bitch! wants to control from the top but Lucania keeps moving.
Lucania working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bitch! doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bitch! manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bitch! must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bitch! won't allow Lucania to sweep him here.
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 Lucania will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bitch! with a hook.
Lucania displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bitch! throws out the jab.
Lucania gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lucania changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bitch! fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bitch! blocks a head kick by Lucania.
Bitch! wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bitch! fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitch! moves out of range as Lucania strikes.
Bitch! throws out a counter right but Lucania avoids it with no problem.
Lucania lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucania ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitch! swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Lucania misses its intended target.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucania ducks under a wild hook from Bitch!.
Bitch! looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bitch! checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Bitch! on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bitch! takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania throws a leg kick but Bitch! sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bitch!.
Lucania throws a head kick that misses.
Bitch! throws a hook to the side of Lucania's head but Lucania sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucania feinted with a counter takedown.
Bitch! misses with a straight left.
Lucania gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Lucania misses.
A little jabbing left from Bitch! on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bitch! lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucania circles away quickly and effectively.
Lucania shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bitch! waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucania.
Lucania scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bitch! missing with a left hand there. Lucania was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bitch! misses the shot to the body.
Rick James, Bitch! is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitch! scores with a nice strike.
Lucania misses with a body shot.
Bitch! swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lucania fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! jabs Lucania right on the nose. Lucania blinks but takes it well.
Bitch! checks a leg kick.
Lucania takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucania misses with an uppercut
and Bitch! counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lucania checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Bitch!.
A lazy left from Lucania finds it's target.
Bitch! on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lucania throws a sloppy head kick and Bitch! moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Bitch! releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bitch! misses with a wild body shot.
Lucania tried to counter with a leg kick but Bitch! avoided it.
Lucania throws a low kick but Bitch! avoids it.
Bitch! is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lucania with a body shot.
Lucania lands a nice hook to Bitch!'s body. Bitch! takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bitch! throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lucania misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania throws a head kick that Bitch! semi-blocks.
Lucania on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lucania takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lucania throws a hook to the side of Bitch!'s head but Bitch! sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucania waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bitch!.
Bitch! is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bitch! throws a leg kick but Lucania checks it.
Lucania lands with a hook. Bitch! tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lucania throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bitch!!
Bitch! throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucania swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucania lands a body shot.
Lucania goes for a double leg but Bitch! avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bitch! continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Lucania. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch! tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lucania manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucania takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bitch! dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Lucania throws a low kick, looking for Bitch!'s leg but Bitch! calmly moves out of range.
Lucania moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitch! keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitch! looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lucania uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bitch!.
Bitch! tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucania swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitch! fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lucania, pushing him back against the cage.
Lucania misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Lucania blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucania lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitch! backwards.
Lucania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lucania pulls guard effortlessly.
Lucania is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bitch! defends well.
Bitch! really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucania. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lucania had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bitch! defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick James, Bitch! will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bitch! works the jab nicely.
Lucania fakes the leg kick and cracks Bitch! in the body.
Lucania tries to clinch up but Bitch! circles away and keeps his distance.
Lucania misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucania throws a shot to the body.
Lucania is looking to clinch but Bitch! is avoiding it.
Bitch! just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucania changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lucania misses with a head kick.
Bitch! feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucania's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lucania checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bitch! scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lucania in his tracks.
Bitch! misses the shot to the body.
Lucania drives through and clinches with Bitch! against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lucania tries to break the clinch but Bitch! is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitch!.
Lucania's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bitch! uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucania.
Lucania misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Bitch! does it's job there.
Lucania shoots in but no luck this time.
Bitch! throws a shot from downtown. Lucania moves away and avoids it.
Lucania misses with a low kick.
Lucania fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lucania throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bitch! moves out of range of the leg kick from Lucania.
Lucania sets himself, and Bitch! steps forward looking for the clinch! Lucania avoids it this time.
Bitch! throws a chopping leg kick but Lucania manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Bitch! lands.
Lucania is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bitch! sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Lucania. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bitch! scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitch! misses with an uppercut. Lucania saw that one coming.
Lucania thows a leg kick but Bitch! checks it
and Bitch! connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucania stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bitch!.
Bitch! tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucania was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitch!.
Bitch! moves into range and clinches up with Lucania.
Bitch! misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucania.
Lucania tries to score a body lock takedown but Bitch! shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lucania wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bitch! has him pressed against the cage.
Bitch! taking a breather.
Bitch! misses with an elbow over the top.
Bitch! avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! lands with a light punch inside.
Bitch! misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Bitch! as the two fighters clinch.
Bitch! makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bitch! throws an elbow that misses.
Lucania tries to work over Bitch!'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bitch! lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bitch! throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucanias head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bitch! has Lucania pressed against the cage, preventing Lucania from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bitch! creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lucania drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bitch! pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lucania throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bitch! throws a leg kick that misses.
Lucania appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bitch! lands a jab.
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - Bitch! circles away.
Bitch! only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bitch! lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lucania backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucania misses with a head kick.
Lucania throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bitch! moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lucania lands a leg kick that knocks Bitch! off balance momentarily.
Bitch! loads up on a big right hand but Lucania slips the punch.
Bitch! fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bitch! misses with a body kick.
Bitch! misses with a wild body shot.
Lucania staying out of range there.
Bitch! fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucania misses with a double jab.
Lucania closes the distance and clinches up with Bitch!, looking for a takedown. Lucania pushes Bitch! against the cage but Bitch! circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bitch! checks a leg kick.
Lucania needs to keep his hands up - Bitch! had a free shot at his head there.
Bitch! scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James, Bitch! really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lucania lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bitch! is looking to chop away at Lucania's legs.
Lucania feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bitch! cracks the inside of Lucania's front leg.
Lucania walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bitch!.
Bitch! scores with a jab to the body.
Lucania shoots in looking for a takedown but Bitch! manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lucania's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bitch! lands with a hook. Lucania tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bitch!.
Bitch! avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucania lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Lucania.
Lucania is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania slips under a jab.
Lucania is looking to counter punch.
Bitch! displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucania throws out the jab.
Bitch! misses with an uppercut.
Lucania takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lucania staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucania with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bitch! to score with a decent uppercut.
Bitch! connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lucania looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bitch! is fending him off so far but Lucania persists. Nope, Bitch! circles away and we're back to standing.
Bitch! looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lucania moves away from the strike by Bitch!.
Lucania swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bitch! bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lucania's head.
Lucania misses with an uppercut. Bitch! saw that one coming.
Lucania goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lucania looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lucania tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucania gets tackled into the cage by Bitch!. Bitch! maintains the clinch.
Bitch! lands an elbow that stopped Lucania in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Salvatore Lucania has been cut.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucania is trying to break the clinch but Bitch! has him pressed against the cage.
Bitch! lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Bitch! is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Lucania. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bitch!.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitch!.
Bitch! throws an elbow that misses.
Lucania takes a shot to the head.
Bitch! gets through Lucania's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lucania is rocked!
Bitch! lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Lucania is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucania is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bitch! lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucania blocks an elbow strike from Bitch!.
Lucania dodges an elbow strike from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Bitch! dips a shoulder and cracks Lucania with a mighty uppercut! Lucania falls back against the cage and Bitch! unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lucania is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bitch! screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James, Bitch!!
Rick James, Bitch! seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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