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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Marconna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconna kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bobby Brown - My Prerogative. Williams has chosen I Just Wanna Party as his entrance music. Travis Williams has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulie Marconna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marconna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Paulie Marconna has been cut.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Marconna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marconna clinches with his opponent.
Marconna is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Williams tries to circle away but Marconna has him pinned against the cage.
Williams tries to circle away but Marconna has him pinned against the cage.
Marconna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Marconna.
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!
Marconna lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Marconna lands a body shot.
Marconna scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams looks gassed!
Marconna digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Marconna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marconna.
Marconna stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marconna.
Marconna effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Marconna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Marconna.
A right handed body shot lands from Marconna.
Marconna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marconna stalling in the clinch.
Marconna lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Marconna pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marconna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Marconna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marconna leaning against his opponent.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Marconna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marconna displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Marconna.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulie Marconna.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Marconna shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Marconna is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconna controlling the action here.
Marconna's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marconna seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulie Marconna has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marconna blocks a jab.
Marconna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams lands with a straight right. Marconna didn't see that one coming.
Travis Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Marconna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Marconna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Marconna moves away and avoids it.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marconna shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marconna was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams really wants to buck Marconna off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marconna controlling from mount.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Marconna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Marconna'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.
Marconna ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marconna won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marconna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marconna is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Marconna dives into side control.
Marconna tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Marconna is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Williams's shoulder. That is not cool.
Williams is trying to buck Marconna off.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams trying to remain calm as Marconna controls from the top 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.
Williams is trying to buck Marconna off.
Marconna controls the position from side control.
Marconna has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Marconna is controlling him well.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Marconna is controlling the position.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Marconna is dominant here and he's now got Williams's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Marconna controlling the positon.
Williams trying to get back to his feet but Marconna is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marconna has good solid back control here.
Williams is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Marconna off. It looks like it's working - Marconna slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Williams displaying calm under pressure there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Marconna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Marconna's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams throws the left hand but Marconna avoids the punch easily.
Marconna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams swings for the body but Marconna moves out of range.
Marconna slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marconna closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marconna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marconna has him pressed against the cage.
Marconna is struggling to control the position.
Marconna pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marconna working Williams over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marconna landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marconna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marconna.
Marconna stalling.
A knee to the head by Marconna.
Marconna is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Marconna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marconna works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Marconna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marconna working Williams over with knees to the body.
Marconna scores a nice knee to the body.
Marconna trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marconna into the cage.
Marconna pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marconna has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marconna lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marconna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paulie Marconna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Marconna is controlling the position.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams is trying to push Marconna away but Marconna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marconna here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marconna lands with a right to the head.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Paulie Marconna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams wants to break free but Marconna has control.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Marconna has him pressed against the cage.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marconna has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marconna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free but Marconna has control.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Marconna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Marconna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marconna prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Marconna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break free but Marconna has control.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marconna connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marconna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marconna lands an uppercut.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams tries to circle away but Marconna has him pinned against the cage.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Marconna lands a damaging elbow.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marconna.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marconna.
Marconna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Travis Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marconna keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Marconna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marconna, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Marconna!
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energy
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hype
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