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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 24 p4p, 3 weight class) and Rocco Marciano (ranked 190 p4p, 30 weight class). Tower's entrance music is Kanye - Power. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marciano's choice of entrance music: a shirt that reads, 'Giant Killer'. Rocco Marciano acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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275 lbs
28 - 6 - 0 |
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195 cm
33
253 lbs
23 - 11 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
Tower looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
Tower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano lands a head shot.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a body punch but Tower moves out of range.
Marciano gets tackled into the cage by Tower. Tower maintains the clinch.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Marciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marciano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Tower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tower blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
A short left from Tower.
Tower misses with a body punch.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Tower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tower pushes Marciano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tower.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Marciano.
Tower jumps guard and drags Marciano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tower trying to keep a closed guard but Marciano is proving a slippery customer.
Marciano wants to stand but Tower has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marciano is one step ahead there.
Marciano wants to get up but he can't break Tower's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tower had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marciano defends it easily.
Marciano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tower is on top in guard.
Marciano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tower blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Tower prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries a body shot but Tower blocks it.
Tower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tower's elbow.
Tower throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Tower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Tower avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Tower scores with a shoulder strike.
Tower throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Tower.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Tower.
Tower has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Marciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
Tower prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Tower avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Tower misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Marciano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tower with a body shot.
Tower lands a jab to the nose.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Tower was looking to counter with a kick there.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Tower.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Tower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Marciano throws a head kick that Tower semi-blocks.
Tower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Marciano lands a really nice looking cross but Tower seems unphased.
Rocco Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tower. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tower slips under a jab.
Tower misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Marciano jabs Tower right on the nose. Tower blinks but takes it well.
Tower throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tower misses with a looping right.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Tower - just one landing.
It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Marciano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Tower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tower connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tower steps into range and cracks Marciano with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Marciano flops backwards and Tower dives into his guard looking to finish!
Iain Tower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tower trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano wants to get back to his feet but Tower is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tower slips nicely into half guard.
Marciano is trying to stand up here but Tower is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower tries to pass to full mount but Marciano defends it.
Tower not doing much here.
Tower wants to free his trapped foot but Marciano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tower is working for a submission of some sort.
Tower works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tower looking to control but Marciano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower won't let Marciano get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tower tries to control but Marciano wriggling away.
Tower lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tower cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tower looking to control and managing it successfully.
Iain Tower overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tower trying to control but Marciano is having none of it.
Marciano wants to get back to his feet.
Tower wants to finish this one by submission but Marciano is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Marciano scores with a spinning back kick!
Marciano throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Marciano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tower, pushing him back against the cage.
Tower lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tower is struggling to control the position.
Tower trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tower into the cage.
Tower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tower connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marciano scrambles back to his feet.
Tower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Marciano.
Tower lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marciano takes a step back to recover.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tower.
Marciano misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Tower misses the target.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marciano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marciano moves out of range as Tower throws a body kick.
Tower ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tower.
It looked like Tower was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marciano.
Marciano throws a body punch but Tower moves out of range.
It looked like Tower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano connects with a crisp jab.
Tower avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Tower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tower throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marciano tried to score with a low kick but Tower checks it.
Tower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marciano with a hook.
Tower staying out of range there.
Tower throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marciano's head.
Marciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tower counters with an outside leg kick.
Marciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tower scores with a body shot.
Tower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.
Tower steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Marciano is out on his feet! Tower sets himself and nearly takes Marciano's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iain Tower!
A very excited looking Iain Tower made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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