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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Showhey Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcolini comes to the cage accompanied by Raffaella Carra - Rumore. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Showhey Baba was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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259 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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275 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Marcolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Showhey Baba!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcolini.
Marcolini misses with a wild body shot.
Baba misses with a wild combination.
Marcolini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marcolini tries to bum rush Baba with a series of wild strikes but Baba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marcolini takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Marcolini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Marco Marcolini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcolini takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Marcolini shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcolini connects with a body shot that sends Baba's belly button to the back.
Marcolini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcolini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcolini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marcolini misses with a low kick.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcolini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Marcolini misses.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcolini shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baba pinned against the cage. Baba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Marcolini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baba swings for the body but Marcolini moves out of range.
Marcolini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baba sprawls well. Baba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marcolini gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcolini tries to close the distance and clinch but Baba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcolini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcolini swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Baba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcolini.
Marcolini lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Marcolini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Baba. Those never looked like landing.
Marcolini avoids the head kick by Baba.
Marcolini has managed to clinch.
Marcolini taking a breather.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Baba avoids the damage to the body.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baba is defending well for now.
Marcolini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba is trying to break the clinch but Marcolini is controlling him.
Marcolini wants a takedown but no success here.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Baba avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini throws a head punch that misses.
Marcolini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baba is trying to break the clinch but Marcolini has him pressed against the cage.
Marcolini can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Marcolini stalling in the clinch.
Marcolini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baba tries to circle away but Marcolini has him pinned against the cage.
Marcolini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but Baba blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Baba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marcolini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marcolini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baba looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Marcolini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini trying to land knees to the body.
Marcolini leaning against his opponent.
Baba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marcolini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Marcolini is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Baba's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Marcolini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcolini.
Marcolini landing knees to the body.
Marcolini stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcolini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marcolini is working for takedown but Baba is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marcolini landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Marcolini dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marcolini misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Marcolini misses
and Baba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marcolini.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marcolini here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Baba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcolini digs a good hook to Baba's body.
Marcolini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcolini looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Baba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Baba does no damage.
Marcolini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcolini throws a body kick that misses.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcolini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baba.
Marcolini misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcolini avoids the head kick by Baba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcolini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baba. Baba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baba motions for Marcolini to come forward. Baba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baba tries to land a front kick but Marcolini steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marcolini is looking to wear down Baba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcolini.
Marcolini bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baba is pushing Marcolini's head away, looking to escape. Marcolini manages to hold on to the position though.
Marcolini tries to advance to mount but can't.
Marcolini in side control, throwing shots but Baba defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marcolini.
Marcolini misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Baba pushes Marcolini away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marcolini gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marcolini scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcolini tries for a kimura but Baba is defending well.
Baba wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marcolini tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marcolini has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baba defending against the ground and pound.
Baba takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marcolini advances nicely into full mount.
Marcolini is landing with some decent strikes but Baba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marcolini thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marcolini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baba can do to turn this around?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Marcolini! Baba is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marco Marcolini!
Our winner, Marco Marcolini, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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