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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Merrimac Mjolnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mjolnir comes to the ring accompanied by Die for Metal. Marciano has chosen DEAD MAN'S GUN as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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271 lbs
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257 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Merrimac Mjolnir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mjolnir clinches up against the ropes.
Marciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Marciano tries to work over Mjolnir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano working Mjolnir over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mjolnir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano stalling in the clinch but Mjolnir improves position.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjolnir's elbow.
Mjolnir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Mjolnir.
Marciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Mjolnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mjolnir is leaning against Marciano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Marciano.
A hook to the body from Marciano.
Marciano lands a right hand.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mjolnir is defending well for now.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marciano tries to work over Mjolnir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjolnir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mjolnirs head.
Marciano told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Marciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Mjolnir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Mjolnir avoids the damage to the body.
Mjolnir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mjolnir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Mjolnir gets through Marciano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of Mjolnir's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mjolnir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Merrimac Mjolnir has been cut.
Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mjolnir misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano landing knees to the head.
Mjolnir lands with a left to the head.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Mjolnir avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir is trying to maintain a safe position but Marciano gets an underhook and turns Mjolnir into the ropes.
Mjolnir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano lands a body punch.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjolnir's elbow.
Marciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mjolnir backwards.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Mjolnir backwards.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mjolnir is breathing heavily.
Marciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjolnir's elbow.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mjolnir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marciano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Merrimac Mjolnir's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands an elbow just above Mjolnir 's eye.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mjolnir takes an elbow to the temple.
Merrimac Mjolnir's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marciano obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Marciano.
Marciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marciano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marciano working Mjolnir over with knees to the body.
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marciano lands a good knee to the midsection. Mjolnir won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Marciano.
Marciano connects with a knee to the head.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mjolnir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mjolnir backwards.
Jeez, Merrimac Mjolnir's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mjolnir's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Merrimac Mjolnir's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Marciano! Don Marciano retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Don Marciano stared into the camera and said '"It's an old mans game."'.
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hype
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pop
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