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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Marconna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JaMarcus Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconna comes to the cage accompanied by 18 And Life. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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286 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JaMarcus Royale!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marconna ducks right into an uppercut from Royale.
Royale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marconna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Royale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marconna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Royale scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Paulie Marconna has been cut.
Royale works over Marconna's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marconna shoots in and drives through. Royale sprawls well.
Marconna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marconna shoots in for a takedown but Royale shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marconna ducks under a wild hook from Royale.
Nice takedown defense from Royale. No joy for Marconna on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulie Marconna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marconna fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Royale drops Marconna with a right and a left! Royale comes rushing in but Marconna regains his composure and manages to keep Royale in guard.
Marconna is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Royale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marconna trying to control the position here.
Royale looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. JaMarcus Royale was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Royale lands with an uppercut that bounces Marconna off the cage and back into rage.
Marconna has a takedown stuffed.
Royale just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconna shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Royale as he avoids it easily.
Marconna slips a straight right by Royale.
Royale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royale tries to clinch but Marconna moves out of range.
Royale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulie Marconna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marconna misses with a takedown attempt - Royale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Royale stuffs the takedown attempt from Marconna. Marconna gets slowly back to his feet.
Marconna shoots for a double leg takedown but Royale sprawls well. He's pushed Marconna's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale takes a swing at Marconna's ribcage but misses.
Royale punishes Marconna's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Royale. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royale throws a series of punches but Marconna moves out of range.
Marconna shoots in and drives through. Royale sprawls well.
Royale lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Royale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Royale.
JaMarcus Royale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Royale misses.
Royale has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marconna fails to land the takedown.
Marconna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Royale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconna looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Royale is fending him off so far but Marconna persists. Nope, Royale circles away and we're back to standing.
Marconna slips under a jab.
Royale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Royale misses with a looping right.
Royale stuffs the takedown.
Royale lands a glancing blow to the side of Marconna's head.
Royale thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marconna.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marconna will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Royale lands with a good body shot.
Royale tests Marconna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JaMarcus Royale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Marconna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Royale lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Marconna sprawling to the canvas. Royale follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Marconna hang on?
Royale stops Marconna from getting back to his feet.
Marconna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marconna tries to get out of the position.
Marconna gets back to full guard.
Royale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Royale prevents Marconna from getting back to his feet.
Royale content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marconna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by JaMarcus Royale.
Marconna shoots in for a takedown but Royale shows good takedown defense.
Royale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marconna shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Royale pinned against the cage. Royale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marconna ducks under a wild hook from Royale.
Royale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marconna.
Nice combo by Royale! Oh, that's hurt him - Marconna falls to the canvas and Royale follows him into side control.
Marconna is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marconna tries to escape but Royale is in control.
Oh Marconna is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Marconna seems to have got his legs back now.
Royale's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by JaMarcus Royale.
Marconna looks to land a left hand but Royale moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marconna fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulie Marconna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royale looks to score with a jab to the body but Marconna is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Marconna.
Paulie Marconna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royale throws a jab when Marconna was well out of range.
Marconna closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Royale to the mat! Royale manages to get full guard.
Marconna postures up.
Marconna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale trying to keep a closed guard but Marconna is proving a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marconna gets to his feet - Royale follows without any prompting.
Royale misses with a body shot.
A big left from Royale misses.
Royale misses the shot to the body.
Marconna avoids the body shot from Royale.
Royale is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marconna shoots for a double leg takedown but Royale sprawls well. He's pushed Marconna's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marconna dives in and grabs Royale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Royale pushes down on Marconna's head and hops out.
Royale throws a series of punches but Marconna moves out of range.
Royale scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JaMarcus Royale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulie Marconna's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Royale throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Royale does no damage.
Royale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marconna.
Royale misses with a body shot.
Royale gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Royale is striking but Marconna is not phased and passes to half guard.
Royale tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Royale is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Royale missing with punches from the bottom.
Royale flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale wants to control but Marconna is keeping busy.
Marconna with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marconna not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Royale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marconna.
Marconna 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.
Marconna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marconna missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marconna working the head and body with strikes.
Marconna not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paulie Marconna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Marconna throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marconna thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Royale's head.
Royale is staying active underneath Marconna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Royale wants to improve his position but Marconna is controlling well.
Royale trying to control but Marconna postures up.
Marconna landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royale is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marconna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marconna's back!
You can see the frustration on Marconna's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Royale wants to control but Marconna is keeping busy.
Royale avoiding Marconna 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconna looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
I would not like to be Marconna right now.
Marconna is trying to get back to his feet but Royale has full control of the position and if anything, Marconna has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Royale has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Marconna's body.
Marconna manages to stand up with Royale still on his back. Eventually Royale drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Royale connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Royale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marconna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marconna shoots in looking for a takedown but Royale manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marconna's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marconna shoots in for a takedown but Royale shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulie Marconna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royale scores with a nice right hand.
Royale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Royale thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marconna is trying hard to land a takedown here. Royale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marconna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to JaMarcus Royale.
I've got Royale winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JaMarcus Royale!
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energy
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