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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano has chosen lets dance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Ra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano lands a head kick!
Ra thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marciano misses with a jab to the body
and Ra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Marciano is predictable there
and Ra counters with a low kick, right behind Marciano 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ra.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ra sprawls well. Ra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marciano gets slowly back to his feet.
Ra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marciano lands a nice hook to Ra's body. Ra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marciano!
Ra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Ra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ra moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Ra is looking to score with low kicks.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Ra scores with a sloppy right hand. Marciano should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Ra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ra throws a leg kick which misses Marciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marciano tries to avoid it.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra blocks a head kick by Marciano.
Sun Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marciano takes the fight into the clinch.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ra lands a knee to the head.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Ra blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano breaks the clinch.
Marciano scores with a one two! Ra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ra, right into the meat.
Ra throws a leg kick which misses Marciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marciano tries to avoid it.
Marciano lands with a right hand.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Marciano stalks Ra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ra's face. Ra staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ra looks to land a body kick but Marciano moved away.
Marciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ra throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marciano counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ra's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marciano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ra looking to control.
Marciano landing with the ground and pound.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Ra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ra looking for a sweep. Not yet Ra, not yet.
Ra keeping full guard, as Marciano tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
That's time! Ra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ra throws a head kick that Marciano semi-blocks.
Ra slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Ra should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ra.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ra.
Ra is looking to chop away at Marciano's legs.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Ra is out of range.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Ra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ra was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Marciano rushes Ra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Marciano's ribcage.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Marciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ra.
Marciano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano gets control of Ra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Marciano will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marciano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ra has managed to get both his arms back between Marciano's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marciano keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully.
Marciano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marciano looking for a sweep. Not yet Marciano, not yet.
Marciano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marciano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ra manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra is adopting a defensive guard.
Ra wants to sweep here but Marciano controlling him for the moment.
Ra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marciano manages to get to full guard.
Ra stopping the sweep attempt from Marciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano looking for a guillotine here but Ra defends easily.
Ra trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano controls Ra momentarily but Ra frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ra defends well.
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 Sun Ra will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Ra counters with a thumping low kick.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Ra.
Marciano thumps Ra with a low kick.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
Ra throws the kick towards the body but Marciano avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Marciano.
Marciano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ra momentarily.
Ra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marciano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marciano moves out of range of the body kick from Ra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra scoring well with a low kick there.
Ra will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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.
Nice body punch from Ra.
Ra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sun Ra is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Ra.
Ra moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Ra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano moves out of range of the body kick.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ra.
Ra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Ra.
Ra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marciano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ra tries a low kick but Marciano avoids it.
Ra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Ra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marciano.
Ra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marciano misses the body punch
and Ra counters with a thumping low kick.
Ra is looking to wear down Marciano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marciano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ra throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ra.
Ra blocks a jab.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ra blocks a low kick nicely.
Marciano moves forwards but Ra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marciano tries a low kick but Ra avoids it.
Ra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ra on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ra clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ra looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Ra has managed to clinch.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ra trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ra into the cage.
A short right from Marciano on the inside.
Ra lands a shot to the body.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Ra looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Marciano lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marciano blocks it with crossed arms.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ra pulls his leg out and moves away.
That kick from Marciano tenderised Ra's leg. Ra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ra - that will leave a mark!
Ra throws a leg kick which misses Marciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marciano tries to avoid it.
Ra throws a front kick aimed at Marciano's knee but Marciano avoids it well.
Ra throws a low kick but Marciano moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra looks to land a body kick but Marciano moved away.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ra attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ra scores with a hook.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ra as he jumps to the side.
Ra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marciano checks a low kick from Ra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Ra tries to land a leg kick but Marciano saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from Ra.
Marciano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marciano somewhat.
Sun Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Marciano.
Marciano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano ducks right into an uppercut from Ra.
An inside leg kick from Ra misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Ra makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Ra misses with a looping left.
Marciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ra counters with a big head kick but Marciano shrugs it off.
Ra moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
Ra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps Ra's head back.
Ra thows a body kick. Marciano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ra tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sun Ra will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marciano stuns Ra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marciano, right into the meat.
Marciano misses with a body punch
and Ra counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marciano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marciano.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marciano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Marciano misses with a takedown attempt
and Ra counters with a leg kick.
Ra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra throws a low kick but Marciano avoids it.
Ra connects with an inside leg kick.
Ra looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Marciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ra throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Ra tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Marciano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ra defends it nicely.
Marciano misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
Ra slips a jab from Marciano.
Ra misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands with a good body shot.
Ra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ra avoids the head kick by Marciano.
Ra lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Rocky Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ra.
Ra jabs Marciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marciano misses with a takedown attempt - Ra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sun Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Marciano.
Ra tries to move into range but Marciano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ra misses with a body shot.
Ra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ra is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Marciano misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Ra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Ra!
Sun Ra retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Sun Ra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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