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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano has chosen lets dance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rocky Marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cormac Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Maguire throws a low kick, looking for Marciano's leg but Marciano calmly moves out of range.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maguire sprawls well. Maguire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marciano gets slowly back to his feet.
Marciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Maguire saw that one coming.
A cross from Marciano lands.
Maguire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Marciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maguire.
Marciano cracks Maguire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Marciano blocks the leg kick.
Maguire misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
Maguire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maguire walks into a left hand.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Maguire lands a slapping body shot.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maguire.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Maguire is just out of range.
Maguire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maguire tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
Marciano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marciano misses with the combination.
Maguire throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Maguire misses with a low kick as Marciano jumps back.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Marciano gets caught napping as Maguire dives in and scores a takedown. Marciano manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maguire wants to get up but he can't break Marciano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maguire stands up from Marciano's guard - Maguire perhaps looking for a knockout.
Maguire defending well as Marciano loads up on a big left hand.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
A clash of legs there as Marciano blocks the low kick.
Maguire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maguire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maguire wants to land a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano throws a series of strikes that have Maguire backpedaling.
Maguire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Maguire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marciano shoots in looking for a takedown. Maguire tries to sprawl out of it but Marciano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maguire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marciano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right-left combo lands from Marciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Marciano.
Maguire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maguire scores with a body shot.
Maguire throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
Maguire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marciano.
Maguire forces Marciano back against the cage and clinches.
Marciano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cormac Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Marciano.
Maguire blocks an uppercut.
Marciano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maguire walks away with a smile on his face. Marciano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maguire blocks a jab.
Maguire takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maguire.
Marciano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maguire tries to avoid it but Marciano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maguire to the ground. Maguire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maguire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marciano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maguire had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maguire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marciano is able to avoid easily.
Marciano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maguire, right into the meat.
Maguire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maguire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Marciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Marciano both land. Nice combination.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marciano lands a slapping body shot.
Maguire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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 Cormac Maguire will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maguire dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Marciano tries to keep at a distance but Maguire has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Marciano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maguire just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maguire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marciano or not.
Maguire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Marciano.
Marciano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maguire struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Maguire blocks an uppercut.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Maguire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maguire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire connects with a solid leg kick.
Maguire tries to clinch there but Marciano circles away.
Maguire misses with a wild body shot.
Rocky Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maguire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maguire looks to land a combination but Marciano avoids it well.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Maguire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano dips to his left and cracks Maguire with an uppercut!
Maguire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maguire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maguire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maguire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marciano.
Marciano checks a low kick from Maguire.
Marciano scores with the left hand. Maguire knows he should have avoided that one.
Marciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maguire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a body punch but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marciano misses with a hook. Maguire ducked under it nicely.
Maguire dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Maguire slips a straight right by Marciano.
Marciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano throws the left hand but Maguire avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maguire closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marciano did well to prevent Maguire getting side control.
Maguire sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marciano is looking for a sweep. Maguire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marciano trying to control here.
Maguire tries to stand and escape but Marciano is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maguire trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maguire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marciano isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Maguire stacks Marciano 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 Maguire!
Marciano tries to buck Maguire off but Maguire is having none of it.
Maguire decides to stand back up. Maguire steps back and let's Marciano get back to his feet.
Maguire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
and Maguire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marciano thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maguire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maguire thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Maguire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marciano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maguire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cormac Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Marciano.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
A combination from Maguire does no damage.
Maguire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maguire is looking to wear down Marciano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by Marciano.
Marciano defending well as Maguire loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Maguire does no damage.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maguire but Maguire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marciano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maguire.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Maguire with that takedown attempt.
Maguire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marciano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maguire backs up against the cage.
Maguire looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maguire stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Marciano to get to his feet.
A lazy left from Maguire finds it's target.
Maguire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marciano doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maguire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Marciano misses.
Maguire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maguire moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Marciano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maguire defends it nicely.
Maguire tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Maguire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maguire.
Maguire gets caught napping as Marciano dives in and scores a takedown. Maguire manages to retain guard.
Maguire working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marciano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marciano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maguire is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire tries to free his leg and advance position but Marciano is retaining full guard.
Maguire might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maguire tries to stand but Marciano is controlling from the bottom.
Marciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marciano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maguire passes Marciano's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maguire performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire decides to return to a standing position.
Maguire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maguire is looking to clinch but Marciano is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maguire.
Rocky Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano looks to land a left hand but Maguire moved out of range nicely.
Maguire lands with an uppercut that bounces Marciano off the cage and back into rage.
Cormac Maguire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maguire connects with a crisp jab.
Maguire jabs Marciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Marciano finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire lands a nice hook to Marciano's body. Marciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Marciano.
Maguire cracks Marciano with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano throws an overhand right that lands on Maguire's shoulder, as Maguire tries to avoid the shot.
Maguire misses with a wild body shot.
Maguire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marciano.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maguire.
Nice shot by Maguire.
Maguire ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maguire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Maguire counters with a low kick, right behind Marciano 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Maguire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maguire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire!
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energy
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