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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Basaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Basaev!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marciano misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Basaev misses.
Basaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Basaev tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Basaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Basaev lands a left and a right that send Marciano crashing to the mat, dazed. Basaev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Randy Marciano has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano tries to bum rush Basaev with a series of wild strikes but Basaev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Basaev circles away quickly and effectively.
Marciano tries to keep at a distance but Basaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Basaev is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Basaev lands a nice uppercut.
Basaev is working Marciano over against the cage.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Basaev lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Basaev tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Basaev lands with a right to the head.
Basaev pushes Marciano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Basaev.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Marciano keeps control of Basaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Basaev is trying to push Marciano away but Marciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Basaev can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Basaev.
Basaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
Basaev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Basaev can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Basaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
A short body shot lands from Basaev as the two fighters clinch.
Basaev wants to break free but Marciano has control.
Marciano letting Basaev take a breather here.
A short left from Basaev.
Basaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Basaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Basaev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Basaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Basaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marciano, pushing him back against the cage.
Basaev tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Basaev works on Marciano's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Basaev.
Basaev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Basaev avoiding damage.
Basaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Basaev lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basaev working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Basaev.
Basaev lands a big right hand that drops Marciano! The killer instinct kicks in and Basaev finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Basaev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamil Basaev!
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pop
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FIGHT
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