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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Marino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Most Exalted Potentate of Love-QOTSA. Dennis Marino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
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138 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Marino!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marino as he jumps to the side.
Marino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Complex slips a jab and a cross from Marino.
Complex looks to throw the jab but Marino is out of range.
Complex misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Marino. Those never looked like landing.
Complex tries for a takedown but Marino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Complex shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marino is trying to defend but Complex finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Complex performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Complex is keen to just control but Marino is a slippery customer.
Complex thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marino wants to get back to his feet.
Marino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Complex. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Complex perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Complex trying to control from half guard but Marino is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Napoleon Complex.
Complex throws a big shot that misses.
Marino walks into a left hand.
Complex shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marino as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Complex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Complex swings widly with a right hand
and Marino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Complex works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Marino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marino duly obliges.
Dennis Marino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Complex misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marino swings for the body but Complex moves out of range.
Complex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marino connects with a single shot there.
Marino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marino. Complex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dennis Marino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Complex. Marino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marino checks a leg kick.
A jab from Complex does it's job there.
Complex throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Complex catches Marino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Dennis Marino has been cut.
Marino darts in trying to clinch
and Complex makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex loads up on a big right hand but Marino slips the punch.
Marino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Complex.
Marino gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Marino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Complex's elbow.
Complex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marino changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Complex fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marino duly obliges.
Marino slaps away a takedown attempt from Complex, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Complex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex slips a jab and a cross from Marino.
Complex scores with the left hand. Marino knows he should have avoided that one.
Complex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marino looks to land a combination but Complex avoids it well.
Complex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Complex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marino.
A nice combination there by Marino.
Complex swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marino counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Complex misses with an uppercut.
Marino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Complex looks to land a left hand but Marino moved out of range nicely.
Marino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Complex manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Marino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Complex misses the shot to the body.
Complex fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Complex scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Complex avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marino avoids the body shot from Complex.
Complex misses the shot to the body.
Marino throws a series of punches but Complex moves out of range.
Complex misses with a looping right.
Complex avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marino is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Complex misses its intended target.
Marino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Complex.
Complex takes a swing at Marino's ribcage but misses.
Dennis Marino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Complex fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Complex shoots for a takedown but Marino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marino throws a combination that misses
and Complex counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marino!
Complex raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Complex controlling from the full mount.
Marino is bucking up trying to escape but Complex cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Complex takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Complex scoring with strikes but Marino is staying in there.
BOOM! Complex connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Complex controlling the pace for now.
Complex pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marino is in a horrible position here. Complex smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Complex connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marino is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Complex! Marino is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Napoleon Complex!
Napoleon Complex decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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