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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Igor (ranked 3206 p4p, 3238 weight class) and Stony Marciano (ranked 403 p4p, 405 weight class). Marciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by IQ 98. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stony Marciano enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stony Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor gets a clinch.
Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Igor misses with a takedown attempt
and Marciano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marciano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Igor connects with a high kick.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igor takes one to the chin there.
Marciano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Alexander Igor has been cut.
Igor punishes Marciano's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Igor tries for a takedown but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alexander Igor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Igor throws a head kick that misses
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Igor.
Igor misses with a right hand
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Igor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano looks to land a combination but Igor avoids it well.
Igor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Igor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Igor breaks from the clinch.
Marciano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Igor in his tracks.
Igor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Igor throws a head kick that misses
and Igor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Igor throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Igor loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Stony Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Igor's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marciano counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Igor.
Marciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marciano thuds a left hand into Igor's body.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Igor misses the target.
Igor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marciano's head.
Igor throws a lazy head kick
and Marciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Igor thinking.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Igor.
Marciano throws a counter combo.
Igor lands with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Marciano.
Marciano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marciano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Igor throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Igor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Igor misses with a head kick.
Igor throws a head kick that misses.
Igor throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Igor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Marciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Igor circles away.
A head kick misses from Igor.
Igor tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Marciano misses.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Igor tries to clinch up.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Igor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
Despite the aggression on Marciano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Igor misses its intended target.
Marciano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Igor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano digs a good body shot into Igor's ribs.
Igor throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano cracks Igor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marciano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Igor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Marciano gets tackled into the cage by Igor. Igor maintains the clinch.
Igor breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Igor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Igor misses with a head kick.
Igor instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Igor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Igor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marciano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Igor.
Stony Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano lands a nice hook to Igor's body. Igor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Igor lands a nice looking body kick.
Marciano works the jab nicely.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marciano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Igor lands with a slapping head kick.
Igor fails with a takedown attempt.
Marciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Igor pushes Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Igor has been working on his balance at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Igor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Igor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stony Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Igor misses with a head kick.
Igor moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Igor lands a nice uppercut.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Igor manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano moves out of range as Igor strikes.
Marciano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marciano looks to land a combination but Igor avoids it well.
Igor rushes Marciano and presses him up against the cage.
Igor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Igor as he connects with a hook.
Igor throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Igor tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Igor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Igor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Igor scores with a spinning back kick!
Marciano cracks Igor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Marciano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Igor as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor connects with a high kick.
Igor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano thuds a left hand into Igor's body.
Marciano throws a hook but Igor avoids it easily.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Igor moves away.
Igor throws a sloppy head kick
and Marciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marciano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marciano is trying to force a seperation but Igor has the dominant position.
A short right from Igor on the inside.
Igor tries to land a knee to the head but Marciano blocks with his arms.
Marciano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marciano has had enough of the clinch but Igor keeps him there for the moment.
Igor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marciano up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Igor.
A short right from Igor on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano is trying to break free.
Marciano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marciano working hard to break the clinch.
Igor keeps control of Marciano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Igor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marciano's efforts to push away.
Igor prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries to break the clinch but Igor is controlling the position.
Igor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marciano's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Igor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Igor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Igor has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Igor.
Igor effectively controlling the action here.
Igor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano is trying to break free.
Marciano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Igor throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander Igor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marciano scores with the left hand. Igor knows he should have avoided that one.
Igor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Igor misses with a jab to the body
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Igor has closed the distance and engaged Marciano in a clinch.
Marciano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marciano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Igor.
Marciano working hard to break the clinch.
Igor scores with a shot to the side of Marciano's head.
Igor has Marciano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marciano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Igor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Igor stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Igor working aggressively here.
Igor manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Igor.
Igor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marciano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Igor scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Marciano finds it's target.
Marciano tries to keep at a distance but Igor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Igor has Marciano pressed against the cage, preventing Marciano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Igor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igor wants a takedown but no success here.
Igor breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Igor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Igor throws a head kick that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice body shot.
Igor tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano throws a counter combo.
Marciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Igor's head.
Igor throws a head kick that misses
and Marciano counters with a crisp one two that drops Igor! Marciano thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Igor to his feet! Igor is in big trouble!
Igor is rocked!
Marciano cracks Igor on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Igor falls backwards against the cage. Marciano follows up with more strikes that drop Igor to his knees. Marciano keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Igor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stony Marciano!
Stony Marciano is the new welterweight champion!
Stony Marciano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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