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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang - "Think Differently" (feat. Roc Marciano). 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 Samuel Vimes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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166 lbs
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161 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Vimes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Marciano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Marciano.
Marciano pushes Vimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Vimes looking to stall.
Vimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Vimes.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Vimes controls his hands.
Marciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Vimes tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Vimes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vimes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano stalling.
Vimes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marciano after a bit of a struggle.
Vimes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rocky Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Vimes.
Vimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Vimes is trying to stall.
Marciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vimes ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Vimes throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
A jab from Marciano does it's job there.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vimes manages to avoid it.
Vimes throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Vimes is retaining full guard.
Vimes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marciano.
Marciano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marciano is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano passes into half guard.
Vimes trying to hold on to Marciano's head to control him but Marciano postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vimes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marciano.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano throws a low kick but Vimes avoids it.
A jab from Vimes misses.
Vimes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Marciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vimes tries to move into range but Marciano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vimes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marciano moves out of range as Vimes strikes.
Vimes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Vimes connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Marciano.
Marciano has managed to clinch.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of Vimes's head.
Vimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Vimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Vimes lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vimes is trying to break free.
Vimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vimes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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.
A shot to the liver by Vimes. Beautiful body shot.
Vimes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rocky Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Vimes blocks the body kick.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Vimes throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Samuel Vimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano lands a leg kick that knocks Vimes off balance momentarily.
Vimes misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marciano.
Marciano throws a big elbow that misses.
Marciano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marciano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marciano wants to pass the guard but Vimes is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marciano looking to sit in guard and control but Vimes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marciano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vimes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vimes preventing the sweep.
Marciano managing to control the position.
Vimes trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vimes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Vimes pulls guard effortlessly.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marciano trying to control but Vimes is working from the bottom.
Marciano throws a strike but Vimes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vimes trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
Vimes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marciano working a defensive guard here.
Vimes preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano pulls Vimes in to control the position.
Marciano's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Marciano.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marciano wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vimes throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Rocky Marciano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vimes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marciano scores with a hook.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vimes.
Vimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Vimes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano throws a lazy right hand but Vimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vimes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vimes looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Marciano misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano slips under a jab from Vimes.
Vimes throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
Vimes thuds a left hand into Marciano's body.
Vimes scores with a sloppy right hand. Marciano should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Vimes throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marciano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vimes keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
Vimes has Marciano pulled in close to control his posture.
Marciano wants to control from the top but Vimes keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marciano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Vimes misses its intended target.
Vimes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano thuds his shin into the meat of Vimes's side.
Vimes with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Vimes.
Vimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Vimes lands with a nice body punch.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vimes has time to react.
Marciano misses the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vimes is trying to maintain a safe position but Marciano gets an underhook and turns Vimes into the cage.
Vimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vimes's hands.
Marciano lands with a shot to the body.
Vimes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vimes connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vimes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Marciano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marciano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marciano looking to pass the guard.
Vimes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marciano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vimes pulls Marciano in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vimes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rocky Marciano did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vimes swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vimes's head backwards.
Marciano cracks the inside of Vimes's front leg.
Marciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vimes misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a takedown into side control.
Marciano wants to control but Vimes is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a strike aimed at the side of Vimes's head but Vimes avoids it well.
Vimes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marciano looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vimes is avoiding damage well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marciano connects with a single shot there.
Vimes misses with a series of wild punches.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Vimes.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Vimes.
A big right from Vimes misses.
Vimes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vimes won't be happy with that.
Marciano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marciano trying to control the position but Vimes is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes tries to improve position but can't.
Marciano tries to advance to mount but Vimes denies him.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vimes can do to turn this around?
An elbow from Marciano crashes against the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marciano is trying to get an arm triangle but Vimes is defending well.
Marciano working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marciano trying to control the action but Vimes is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano had his way with Samuel Vimes in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marciano throws a series of punches but Vimes avoids them all with ease.
Vimes ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Vimes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vimes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marciano lands a head shot.
Marciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vimes misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vimes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vimes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Marciano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Vimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano stopping the sweep attempt from Vimes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Vimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Vimes is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vimes lands a jab.
Vimes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marciano.
Vimes throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Vimes misses.
Vimes misses with an uppercut.
Vimes looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano with a nice cross.
Vimes moves out of range of the body kick.
Vimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vimes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vimes moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Vimes.
Nice straight punches there by Marciano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marciano.
Samuel Vimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Vimes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Vimes's head.
Marciano tries to work over Vimes's front leg with a kick but Vimes checks it.
Vimes lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marciano. Marciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Vimes throws a series of punches but Marciano moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vimes lands with a right hand.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vimes.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Vimes lands a slapping body shot.
Vimes misses the shot to the body.
Marciano swings for the body but Vimes moves out of range.
Vimes throws a lazy uppercut
and Marciano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marciano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rocky Marciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marciano not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marciano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Marciano!
Rocky Marciano retains his lightweight title!
Rocky Marciano spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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