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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kid Charlemagne. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
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215 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Marciano throws a series of strikes that have Ruanti backpedaling.
Marciano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ruanti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano misses with a two punch combination.
Ruanti gets tackled into the cage by Marciano. Marciano maintains the clinch.
Marciano misses with an elbow strike.
Marciano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruanti.
Ruanti blocks an elbow strike.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruanti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruanti avoids the elbow strike from Marciano, against the cage.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruanti avoids it.
Marciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti pulls Marciano into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ruanti has his foot on Marciano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marciano works his way back into a safe position though.
Marciano wants to control from the top but Ruanti keeps moving.
Ruanti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marciano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ruanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruanti lands a really nice looking cross but Marciano seems unphased.
Ruanti avoids a kick to the body.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Marciano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruanti throws a chopping leg kick but Marciano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marciano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Marciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano landing knees to the head.
Ruanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Marciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruanti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Ruanti blocks an elbow strike.
Ruanti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruanti avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
Ruanti is working for takedown but Marciano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruanti controls his hands.
Ruanti scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Ruanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marciano lands a right hand.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Marciano lands an elbow that stopped Ruanti in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into Ruanti's ribcage.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruanti is defending well for now.
Ruanti is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti dodges an elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Marciano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruanti.
Ruanti tries to break free but Marciano pushes him back against the cage.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruanti avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano tries a body shot but Ruanti blocks it.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti has Marciano pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Marciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruanti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruanti.
Marciano lands a left and a right that send Ruanti crashing to the mat, dazed. Marciano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ruanti is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano cracks Ruanti with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Marciano!
Rocky Marciano very nearly forgot to thank Non-Stop Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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