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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Marciano (ranked 4715 p4p, 2944 weight class) and Red John (ranked 0 p4p, 372 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red John!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
John blocking some punches.
Marciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Marciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite John's efforts to push away.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
John blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Marciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
John is trying to drag Marciano to the mat but Marciano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mikey Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red John.
John successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano wants to stand but John is controlling his posture from full guard.
John wants to get back to his feet but Marciano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John pushes Marciano off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mikey Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Marciano.
John is trying to drag Marciano to the mat but Marciano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
John blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
John tries to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Marciano lands a right hand.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Marciano gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
John tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
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 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John trying to stall but Marciano improves his position.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Marciano.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries for a takedown but Marciano manages to get underhooks.
John jumps guard but Marciano stands there with John around his waist. John gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
John blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano presses John against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marciano digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
John tries to circle away but Marciano has him pinned against the cage.
Marciano pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marciano is working John over against the cage.
Marciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt John or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Marciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
John is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Marciano won't allow it.
John takes a shot to the head.
John prevents a body shot from Marciano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Marciano working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marciano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
John is trying to force a seperation but Marciano has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marciano rushes John and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Marciano prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Marciano pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Marciano.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marciano misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John blocking some punches.
A short left from Marciano.
John tries for a takedown. No joy.
John blocks an uppercut.
John can't get the takedown.
Mikey Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red John.
Marciano tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. John no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Marciano stands up and waves to John to follow him.
John throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mikey Marciano has been cut.
Marciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Marciano lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marciano as John tries to tie him up.
Marciano lands with a light punch inside.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John throws an elbow that misses.
John tries to score a body lock takedown but Marciano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
John gets control of Marciano's arms and successfully pulls guard. John will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
John is breathing heavily.
John is working an open guard so Marciano takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Marciano pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Marciano.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano lands an uppercut.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Marciano lands with a right to the head.
John is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marciano is defending well.
John blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Marciano.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano lands with a short shot to the head.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Marciano.
Marciano lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a body shot from Marciano.
John blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Marciano just leaning against John, taking a breather.
Marciano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marciano is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
John is looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano lands an uppercut.
John is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
John prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikey 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. This is the final round!
Marciano has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marciano tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marciano after a bit of a struggle.
John wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John prevents a body shot from Marciano.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano blocks a body shot from John.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
John tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marciano is working John over against the cage.
John blocking some punches.
Mikey Marciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John is trying to pull guard but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
John blocking some punches.
John has had enough of the clinch but Marciano keeps him there for the moment.
John looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marciano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from John.
Mikey Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red John.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with some punches.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marciano as John tries to tie him up.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
John tries for a takedown. No joy.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Marciano.
Marciano lands a nice uppercut.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
John blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Marciano working aggressively here.
John fails to pull guard.
John tries to pull guard but Marciano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
John blocking some punches.
Marciano keeps control of John as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Marciano.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John tries to score a body lock takedown but Marciano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Red John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Marciano!
In his post fight interview, Mikey Marciano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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