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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by What's the difference. Marciano has chosen REDEMPTION SONG as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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260 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
Marciano misses with a two punch combination.
Don Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
Marciano slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marciano keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marciano throws a hook but James blocks it.
Don Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
James moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Nice defenses there by James.
Marciano with a jab.
A leg kick checked by James.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Marciano finds it's way through James's defenses.
James scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with a body shot.
Marciano lands with a slapping head kick.
Marciano misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Marciano cracks the inside of James's front leg.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Marciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marciano throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Marciano throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marciano!
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.
James misses with some ground and pound and Marciano recovers position to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is doing well to control the position and prevent James from advancing to side control.
James moves into full mount! Marciano won't be happy about that!
James looking to finish with strikes here!
James misses with a head shot.
Marciano is looking to improve his position but James isn't that keen on the idea.
James thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
James sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Marciano wants to control but James is having none of it.
Marciano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marciano holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marciano is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
Marciano tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James throws some wild stikes that Marciano manages to avoid easily.
Marciano bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Marciano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Marciano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marciano connects with a looping right hand.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Don Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Marciano thuds a left hand into James's body.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marciano falls off balance throwing a combination
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
Marciano catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marciano avoids the body shot from James.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Marciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James checks the leg kick.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano misses with a body punch
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a straight right.
Marciano takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Marciano misses with a hook to the body
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano throws a leg kick but James moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
James misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marciano wants to control but James postures up.
Marciano is trying to improve his position.
Marciano stops James from passing to mount.
James taking a break here but Marciano is having none of it and regains half guard.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marciano keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marciano is trying to control but can't.
James with the ground and pound but Marciano uses the opportunity to regain guard.
James trying to move into half guard but instead Marciano has managed to sweep!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marciano is one step ahead there.
Marciano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marciano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James slips a jab from Marciano.
Marciano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano throws a hook but James blocks it.
Marciano dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Marciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Marciano moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from James.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Marciano tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marciano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marciano. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Marciano throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marciano misses the body punch
and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marciano!
Marciano taking shots to the head.
James throwing strikes here but Marciano is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Marciano turns into him and now he's in James's guard.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rip James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marciano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marciano tries to stand but James is controlling from the bottom.
Marciano wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marciano defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has a closed guard, preventing Marciano from standing up.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
Rip James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marciano!
James misses with a head shot.
Marciano is looking to improve his position but James isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marciano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
James landing shots from mount.
Marciano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
James throwing strikes but Marciano recovers to half guard. A much better position.
James is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano is not content to let James control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rip James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marciano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Marciano!
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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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