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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Swerro Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Marchelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marchelli has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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232 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Swerro Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toni Marchelli!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swerro Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Swerro Jr avoids the head kick by Marchelli.
Marchelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swerro Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Marchelli.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Swerro Jr can't break the clinch.
Marchelli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swerro Jr's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swerro Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marchelli gets underhooks to prevent Swerro Jr's takedown attempt.
Marchelli tries to land a knee to the head but Swerro Jr blocks with his arms.
Swerro Jr takes a shot to the head.
Marchelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swerro Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Swerro Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swerro Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Marchelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swerro Jr defending well as Marchelli loads up on a big left hand.
Swerro Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Swerro Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marchelli.
Marchelli misses with a two punch combination.
Swerro Jr with a hook.
Swerro Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Swerro Jr misses with an uppercut. Marchelli saw that one coming.
Swerro Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marchelli checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchelli connects with a high kick.
Toni Marchelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marchelli looks to land a left hand but Swerro Jr moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Swerro Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Swerro Jr.
Swerro Jr misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Marchelli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marchelli.
Swerro Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Marchelli.
Marchelli scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Marchelli scores with a four punch combination!
Swerro Jr misses with a double jab.
Marchelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marchelli misses with a hook.
Marchelli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Swerro Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Marchelli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marchelli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swerro Jr is breathing heavily.
Marchelli avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchelli connects with a high kick.
Swerro Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marchelli.
Marchelli scores with a nice strike.
Marchelli blocks a jab.
Marchelli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marchelli throws a head kick that misses.
Marchelli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marchelli blocks a head kick by Swerro Jr.
Swerro Jr drops his hands momentarily and Marchelli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Swerro Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marchelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Marchelli scores with a three punch combo!
Marchelli lands a high kick!
Marchelli lands a head kick!
Swerro Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marchelli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchelli lands with a kick to the temple. Swerro Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marchelli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marchelli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Swerro Jr misses.
Marchelli throws a head kick that misses.
Marchelli cracks Swerro Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swerro Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swerro Jr avoids the head kick by Marchelli.
Marchelli throws a sloppy head kick and Swerro Jr moves out of range easily.
Swerro Jr misses with a hook. Marchelli ducked under it nicely.
Marchelli lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swerro Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Marchelli.
A head kick misses from Swerro Jr.
Swerro Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marchelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swerro Jr swinging wildly here.
Swerro Jr misses with a body shot
and Marchelli counters with a right hand to the body.
Marchelli throws a sloppy head kick and Swerro Jr moves out of range easily.
Marchelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marchelli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swerro Jr momentarily.
Marchelli misses with a head kick.
Marchelli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Swerro Jr's head.
A left lands for Marchelli.
Marchelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Marchelli throws a head kick that Swerro Jr semi-blocks.
Marchelli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swerro Jr momentarily.
Swerro Jr avoids the head kick by Marchelli.
Marchelli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Swerro Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marchelli lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marchelli dips to his left and cracks Swerro Jr with an uppercut!
Marchelli scores with a body shot.
Marchelli pushes Swerro Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Swerro Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Marchelli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marchelli scores with the left hand. Swerro Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Swerro Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Swerro Jr tests Marchelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marchelli scores with a sloppy right hand. Swerro Jr should have avoided that one.
Marchelli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marchelli throws out a loose jab but Swerro Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marchelli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marchelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marchelli moves out of range of the body kick from Swerro Jr.
Marchelli scores with a jab.
Marchelli tries to clinch up.
Marchelli lands with a cross.
Mike Swerro Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swerro Jr lands with a nice combination. Marchelli backs away looking to recover.
Marchelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marchelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swerro Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marchelli throws a head kick that Swerro Jr semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marchelli ducks under a wild hook from Swerro Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swerro Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marchelli thuds his right hand into Swerro Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Swerro Jr throws a wild body kick that Marchelli sees coming a mile off.
Swerro Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Marchelli looks to land a right hand but Swerro Jr moved out of range.
Jab by Swerro Jr.
Swerro Jr throws a hook to the side of Marchelli's head but Marchelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marchelli misses with a combination
and Swerro Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Marchelli backing up. Marchelli nods at Swerro Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Marchelli.
Marchelli dips to his left and cracks Swerro Jr with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Marchelli as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swerro Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marchelli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marchelli misses with an uppercut. Swerro Jr saw that one coming.
Swerro Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marchelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Swerro Jr is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swerro Jr blocks a jab.
Swerro Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Marchelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Marchelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marchelli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Swerro Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marchelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swerro Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Swerro Jr.
Swerro Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Swerro Jr throws a hook but Marchelli blocks it.
Marchelli moves into the clinch.
Marchelli breaks from the clinch.
Marchelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swerro Jr.
Marchelli looks to throw the jab but Swerro Jr is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marchelli in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Swerro Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marchelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swerro Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchelli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toni Marchelli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marchelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Marchelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Swerro Jr misses with a looping right.
Swerro Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marchelli. Marchelli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marchelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swerro Jr throws a push kick but Marchelli slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Marchelli.
Swerro Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marchelli scores with a jab to the head.
Swerro Jr defending well as Marchelli loads up on a big left hand.
Marchelli throws a lazy head kick
and Swerro Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Swerro Jr.
Marchelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marchelli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Swerro Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marchelli misses with a hook. Swerro Jr ducked under it nicely.
Marchelli lands with a straight right. Swerro Jr didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swerro Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Marchelli - just one landing.
Swerro Jr misses with a straight right.
Marchelli misses with a straight left.
Marchelli lands with an uppercut that bounces Swerro Jr off the cage and back into rage.
Swerro Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swerro Jr blocks a head kick by Marchelli.
Marchelli connects with a high kick.
Swerro Jr is rocked!
Swerro Jr slips a straight right by Marchelli.
Marchelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Swerro Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Swerro Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marchelli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swerro Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swerro Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marchelli.
Marchelli lands a jab-cross combination.
Marchelli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oh Swerro Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marchelli misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Marchelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marchelli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swerro Jr.
Swerro Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Marchelli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marchelli misses with a head kick.
Marchelli misses with an uppercut. Swerro Jr saw that one coming.
Swerro Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marchelli connects with a right hand. Swerro Jr shakes it off.
Marchelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marchelli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swerro Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marchelli.
Marchelli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marchelli throws a sloppy head kick and Swerro Jr moves out of range easily.
Swerro Jr needs to keep his hands up - Marchelli had a free shot at his head there.
Marchelli throws a head kick that misses.
Marchelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swerro Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab by Swerro Jr.
Good shot there by Marchelli.
Swerro Jr ducks under a wild hook from Marchelli.
Swerro Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Swerro Jr misses.
Nice jab there from Marchelli.
Swerro Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marchelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marchelli misses with a wild body shot.
Marchelli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swerro Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Marchelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Marchelli throws a head kick that misses.
Marchelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marchelli throws a sloppy head kick and Swerro Jr moves out of range easily.
Marchelli throws a sloppy head kick and Swerro Jr moves out of range easily.
Swerro Jr walks into a straight right hand from Marchelli.
Nice shot lands for Marchelli.
Marchelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swerro Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Marchelli throws a head kick that half lands.
Marchelli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Swerro Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marchelli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marchelli misses with a straight right.
Swerro Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swerro Jr throws a head kick but Marchelli moves out of range.
Marchelli gets a clinch.
Marchelli lands a knee to the head.
Marchelli crunches a lovely knee into Swerro Jr's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marchelli with a knee to the head.
Marchelli slows down the pace here.
Marchelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Swerro Jr backwards.
Marchelli landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Marchelli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marchelli connects with a knee to the head.
Marchelli keeps control of Swerro Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swerro Jr being controlled against the cage.
Marchelli scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchelli tries to land a knee to the head but Swerro Jr blocks with his arms.
Marchelli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Swerro Jr scores with a shot to the side of Marchelli's head.
Swerro Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marchelli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marchelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Marchelli.
Swerro Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marchelli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Swerro Jr throws a right and a left that Marchelli avoids nicely.
Marchelli throws a hook but Swerro Jr blocks it.
Marchelli swings for the body but Swerro Jr moves out of range.
Toni Marchelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swerro Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Marchelli does it's job there.
Marchelli throws a combination that misses
and Swerro Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swerro Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Swerro Jr is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Swerro Jr misses with a double jab
and Marchelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marchelli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marchelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Swerro Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marchelli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marchelli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marchelli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Swerro Jr ducks under a wild hook from Marchelli.
Marchelli throws an overhand right that lands on Swerro Jr's shoulder, as Swerro Jr tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Swerro Jr misses its intended target.
Marchelli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marchelli scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marchelli, as that shot connected.
Mike Swerro Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marchelli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marchelli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Marchelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marchelli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Marchelli!
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