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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between rocky marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Litton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marciano's entrance music is cormac look whos behind you BOOH!!!. A fine choice. Litton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. rocky marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
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150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rocky marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Litton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Litton misses.
A lazy left from marciano finds it's target.
marciano throws a lazy right hand but Litton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from marciano misses.
marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
marciano misses with an uppercut. Litton saw that one coming.
Litton slips a jab and a cross from marciano.
Litton lands a lovely overhand right.
Litton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Litton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from marciano.
Horrible takedown by marciano or perhaps it was just good defense by Litton which made him look bad.
Litton ducks under a wild hook from marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from marciano.
rocky marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
marciano throws a hook but Litton blocks it.
Litton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Litton slaps away a takedown attempt from marciano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
marciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Litton has time to react.
marciano throws a hook but Litton blocks it.
marciano shoots in and bounces Litton off the cage to secure the takedown into 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.
marciano is fighting to break Litton's control of his arms but Litton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
marciano throwing strikes from guard but Litton blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Litton holds on and takes a little breather.
Litton looking to hit a scissor sweep but marciano is one step ahead there.
Litton pulls marciano in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Litton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Litton wants to sweep here but marciano controlling him for the moment.
Litton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Litton.
marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Litton.
marciano shoots in looking for a takedown. Litton tries to sprawl out of it but marciano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Litton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Litton thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
marciano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
marciano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
marciano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
marciano moves into full mount! Litton won't be happy about that!
marciano punishing his opponent with strikes.
marciano is landing with some decent strikes but Litton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
marciano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky marciano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
marciano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Litton misses the target.
marciano scores with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as marciano checks a leg kick.
Litton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Litton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Litton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
marciano misses with a two punch combination.
marciano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
marciano throws a hook but Litton blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litton slips under a jab from marciano.
Litton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Litton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from marciano.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Litton misses.
marciano slips a jab from Litton.
No luck with that takedown attempt from marciano.
marciano works Litton's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Litton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Litton. That snapped marciano's head back.
marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Litton circles away quickly and effectively.
Litton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Litton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Litton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from marciano.
marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Litton.
marciano checks a low kick from Litton.
Litton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Litton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
marciano throws a hook to the side of Litton's head but Litton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
marciano dodges the punch combination from Litton.
Litton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Litton throws a looping overhand right but marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Litton throws out a loose jab but marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
marciano throws a hook but Litton avoids it easily.
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.
marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Litton throws out the jab.
marciano throws the left hand but Litton avoids the punch easily.
Litton misses with a few strikes there.
marciano throws a jab when Litton was well out of range.
Litton moves out of range of the strikes.
marciano closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - marciano lands in his opponent's guard.
Litton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
marciano throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that rocky marciano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Litton misses the shot to the body.
Litton fails to land with a series of punches.
marciano slips under a jab from Litton.
marciano jabs at Litton's body.
Litton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as marciano throws out the jab.
Litton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from marciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litton throws a predictable looking body shot
and marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
marciano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Litton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
marciano wants to control from the top but Litton keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells marciano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
marciano is looking to advance position but Litton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Litton controlling his opponent.
marciano tries to lock up and control but Litton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
marciano tries to reverse the position but Litton maintains control.
marciano doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
marciano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
marciano wants to hold on but Litton pushes him away.
marciano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Litton looking to control but marciano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
marciano sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bobby Litton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
marciano tries to roll over but Litton keeps him under control.
marciano 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 is concentrating on defense, preventing Litton from advancing position.
marciano is looking to improve his position.
Litton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
rocky marciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
marciano is pressing down on Litton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
rocky 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rocky marciano!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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