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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manlio Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hail Holy Queen. James Jolley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manlio Marconi's chin.
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jolley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manlio Marconi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marconi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jolley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jolley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marconi moves away.
Marconi misses with a straight left.
Jolley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marconi counters with a right hand to the body.
Marconi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marconi slips a straight right by Jolley.
Marconi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jolley is just out of range.
Jolley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marconi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marconi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jolley is controlling Marconi's trapped leg to prevent Marconi from advancing to side control.
Jolley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Marconi misses with a wild body shot.
Marconi digs a good body shot into Jolley's ribs.
Marconi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jolley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marconi. Jolley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manlio Marconi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marconi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jolley.
Jolley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marconi counters with a straight right hand.
Marconi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marconi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marconi lands a nice shot that snaps Jolley's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jolley.
Marconi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jolley manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marconi slips under a jab from Jolley.
Marconi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marconi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jolley ducks under a wild hook from Marconi.
Marconi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jolley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Marconi scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like James Jolley has been cut.
Jolley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marconi.
Jolley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marconi to the mat! Marconi manages to get full guard.
Jolley is fighting to break Marconi's control of his arms but Marconi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi keeping moving, preventing Jolley from controlling successfully.
Marconi wants to sweep but no luck.
Jolley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manlio Marconi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jolley misses with a hook
and Marconi counters with a stiff right hand.
Jolley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marconi sprawls well initially but Jolley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jolley wants to pass the guard but Marconi is defending well.
Jolley prevents Marconi from improving his position.
Jolley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolley trying to mount his opponent but Marconi defends it.
Jolley moves nicely into side control.
Marconi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jolley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marconi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Marconi can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jolley takes a little break here. Marconi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Marconi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Jolley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Marconi misses.
Marconi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jolley.
Jolley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jolley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jolley takes a swing at Marconi's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Jolley misses.
A slow jab from Marconi misses its intended target.
Marconi slips under a jab from Jolley.
Jolley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Marconi there.
Marconi dips to his left and cracks Jolley with an uppercut!
Marconi scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi lands with an uppercut that bounces Jolley off the cage and back into range.
Nice straight punches there by Marconi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marconi.
Jolley walks into a stiff left hand from Marconi.
Marconi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jolley slips a straight right by Marconi.
Jab, jab by Jolley - just one landing.
Jolley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marconi to the ground. Jolley is now in Marconi's guard.
Marconi keeping moving, preventing Jolley from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jolley won't allow Marconi to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marconi keeping full guard, as Jolley tries to pass.
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!
Jolley trying to control the position from guard on top but Marconi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Jolley just wasn't active enough.
Marconi scores with a nice strike.
Manlio Marconi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jolley throws an off balance right hand
and Marconi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jolley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marconi scores with the left hand. Jolley knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Marconi. No joy for Jolley on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Jolley or perhaps it was just good defense by Marconi which made him look bad.
Marconi scores with a nice head shot.
Jolley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jolley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi tries to hold on but Jolley postures up.
Marconi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jolley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marconi working to try and regain half guard.
Jolley working for a guillotine from mount but Marconi is in no mood to give up.
Jolley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marconi is surviving well by controlling Jolley's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marconi is looking to escape.
Jolley mounts Marconi! Really nice guard pass there!
Marconi tries to hold on but Jolley postures up.
Jolley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jolley wants to take Marconi's back but he can't do it this time.
Marconi is looking to improve his position but Jolley isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Jolley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Jolley's cut.
That's time! Jolley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marconi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marconi slips a straight right by Jolley.
Marconi dips to his left and cracks Jolley with an uppercut!
Marconi lands with a cross.
Marconi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marconi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marconi tries to score with a low kick but Jolley moves his leg out of the way.
Jolley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jolley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marconi stuffs the takedown.
Marconi punishes Jolley's body with a nice straight punch.
Jolley dives in and grabs Marconi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marconi pushes down on Jolley's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi scores with a nice head shot.
Marconi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jolley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jolley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marconi thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Jolley. Those never looked like landing.
Marconi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marconi feints and then cracks Jolley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jolley down.
Jolley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jolley dives in and grabs Marconi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marconi pushes down on Jolley's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jolley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marconi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolley was well out of range. Poor timing from Marconi.
Marconi lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Jolley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marconi defends it nicely.
Marconi works Jolley's body with a nice hook.
Jolley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Marconi finds it's target.
Jolley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Jolley misses.
Marconi throws a push kick but Jolley slaps the foot to one side.
Marconi works Jolley's body with a nice hook.
Jolley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jolley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marconi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi digs a good body shot into Jolley's ribs.
Marconi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jolley under the eye.
Marconi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jolley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marconi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marconi wants to sweep but no luck.
Jolley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marconi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jolley trying to control the position from guard on top but Marconi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marconi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jolley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marconi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolley tries to free his leg and advance position but Marconi is retaining full guard.
Marconi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jolley trying to control the position from guard on top but Marconi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Jolley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marconi throws a hook but Jolley avoids it easily.
Jolley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marconi connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marconi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jolley throws a nice looking combination but Marconi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Marconi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Marconi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Jolley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jolley.
Jolley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marconi.
Marconi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jolley misses with a hook. Marconi ducked under it nicely.
Marconi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marconi misses with a body shot.
A jab from Jolley misses.
Marconi scores with a hook to the body. Jolley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marconi connects with a looping right hand.
Marconi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marconi jabs at Jolley's body.
Marconi clobbers Jolley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi lands a nice looking body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jolley looks to land a combination but Marconi avoids it well.
Jolley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marconi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marconi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jolley manages to avoid it.
Marconi throws an overhand right that lands on Jolley's shoulder, as Jolley tries to avoid the shot.
Jolley moves out of range as Marconi strikes.
Marconi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Marconi as Jolley shoots in.
Jolley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jolley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marconi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jolley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marconi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jolley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi cracks Jolley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jolley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marconi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jolley shoots in for a takedown but Marconi shows good takedown defense.
Good shot there by Marconi.
Jolley misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Marconi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marconi. Jolley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marconi misses with a low kick.
Marconi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jolley's head backwards.
Jolley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marconi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jolley counters with a single leg into guard. Marconi didn't expect that.
Jolley wants to control from the top but Marconi keeps moving.
Jolley wants to pass the guard but Marconi is keeping the position.
Marconi wants to sweep here but Jolley controlling him for the moment.
Marconi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jolley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jolley stopping the sweep attempt from Marconi.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Jolley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jolley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marconi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconi works Jolley's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marconi cracks Jolley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marconi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jolley.
A left lands for Marconi.
Nice shot lands for Marconi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jolley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marconi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jolley walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Marconi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on James Jolley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jolley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marconi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jolley missing with a left hand there. Marconi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marconi misses with a straight left.
Jolley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jolley throws a body punch but Marconi moves out of range.
Jolley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marconi.
Jolley tries for a takedown but Marconi circles away easily
and Marconi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jolley swinging wildly here.
Marconi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jolley momentarily.
Marconi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jolley has time to react.
Marconi throws the left hand but Jolley avoids the punch easily.
Jolley lunges at Marconi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marconi's hand.
Jolley misses with a looping right.
Marconi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Jolley misses.
Jolley looks to land a right hand but Marconi moved out of range.
Jolley slips a straight right by Marconi.
Marconi cracks Jolley with an open hand slap.
Nice shot by Jolley.
Jolley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marconi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marconi, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Marconi misses.
Jolley throws a hook but Marconi blocks it.
Marconi misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Jolley.
Jolley dives in and scores a takedown into Marconi's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marconi keeping moving, preventing Jolley from controlling successfully.
Jolley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Manlio Marconi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marconi is controlling Jolley's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because James Jolley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jolley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jolley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jolley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jolley goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Marconi turns into him and now he's in Jolley's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Jolley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jolley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
James Jolley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marconi throws out a loose jab but Jolley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jolley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marconi.
Marconi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jolley throws a hook but Marconi blocks it.
Marconi connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marconi scores with the left hand. Jolley knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jolley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marconi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manlio Marconi!
Manlio Marconi is the new featherweight champion!
An intense looking Manlio Marconi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Man, I hope he's not dead... is he dead? Damn... I hope he's ok... but anyway... Life is precious, and God, and the Bible... Whoever wants to come party with us, we'll be down at the ChimCham Grille smoking hookers and having sex with all sorts of drugs. It's gonna be wild.'.
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