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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 185 p4p, 23 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 202 p4p, 25 weight class). Marciano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marciano is a stone cold pimp out there. Dimitrov has chosen Drake - Energy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 2 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Marciano thuds his shin into the meat of Dimitrov's side.
Dimitrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimitrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marciano's hands.
Marciano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Marciano's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Marciano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A leg kick checked by Marciano.
Marciano thows a leg kick but Dimitrov checks it
and Dimitrov counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Marciano. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Dimitrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marciano under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimitrov throws a series of strikes that have Marciano backpedaling.
Marciano is looking to slow Dimitrov down with leg kicks.
Dimitrov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dimitrov cracks Marciano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Marciano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dimitrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Dimitrov.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimitrov.
Marciano misses with a left hand
and Dimitrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrov checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Dimitrov misses.
Marciano misses with a low kick as Dimitrov jumps back.
Dimitrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dimitrov ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano misses with the body kick
and Dimitrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
A big right from Marciano misses.
Dimitrov throws a nice head kick!
Marciano connects with a right hand. Dimitrov shakes it off.
Dimitrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marciano throws out the jab.
Dimitrov slips under a jab.
Dimitrov misses with a hook to the body
and Marciano counters with a low kick, right behind Dimitrov 's knee.
Marciano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marciano blocks a leg kick.
Dimitrov throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Dimitrov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marciano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Dimitrov counters with a three punch combo that has Marciano backing up. Marciano nods at Dimitrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Dimitrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano blocks the body kick.
Dimitrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano takes a swing at Dimitrov's ribcage but misses.
Dimitrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Dimitrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marciano lands with a right hand.
Dimitrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrov clobbers Marciano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrov scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a front kick.
Marciano lands a jab.
Marciano missing with a left hand there. Dimitrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dimitrov looks for the body kick but Marciano saw that one coming.
As Dimitrov backs away, Marciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dimitrov tries to clinch up
and Marciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marciano checks the leg kick.
Marciano is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimitrov.
Good shot there by Dimitrov.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Dimitrov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dimitrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dimitrov's cut.
That's time! Marciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimitrov lunges at Marciano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marciano's hand.
Dimitrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimitrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrov misses the jab.
Dimitrov digs a good body shot into Marciano's ribs.
Dimitrov lands a nice hook to Marciano's body. Marciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marciano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marciano lands with a good body shot.
Marciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marciano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrov scores with a hook to the body. Marciano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dimitrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marciano scores with the left hand. Dimitrov knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dimitrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marciano counters with a body kick.
Dimitrov is breathing heavily.
Marciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marciano.
Dimitrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick there by Marciano.
Dimitrov keeps Marciano at a distance using the push kick.
Marciano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Dimitrov.
Marciano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dimitrov counters with a good low kick that Marciano was not able to check.
Dimitrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimitrov avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 walks into a straight right hand from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov instigates a clinch.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dimitrov takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Daniel Dimitrov's cut even more.
Dimitrov working aggressively here.
Dimitrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrov has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Marciano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A right hook to the body lands for Marciano.
Dimitrov working aggressively here.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Dimitrov.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrov avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Dimitrov blocking some punches.
Marciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Dimitrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Dimitrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Dimitrov.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano lands a shot to the body.
Dimitrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Dimitrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Dimitrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marciano.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimitrov backwards.
A right hand to the body from Marciano.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrov manages to break the clinch.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Marciano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dimitrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dimitrov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Marciano swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dimitrov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Marciano!
Rocco Marciano retains his heavyweight title!
Rocco Marciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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