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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manlio Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hail Holy Queen. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Julio Cesar Chavez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manlio Marconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Cesar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Marconi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marconi lands a jab to the nose.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Marconi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marconi doesn't seem bothered though.
Marconi ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Marconi gets a double leg takedown into Chavez's guard.
Chavez trying to control the position here.
Marconi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marconi preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marconi lands a glancing blow to the side of Chavez's head.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Marconi connects with a solid leg kick.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Marconi avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Marconi misses.
Good shot there by Marconi.
Chavez scores with a body shot.
Chavez takes one on the button.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Marconi scores with a body shot.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Marconi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Marconi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marconi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marconi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Marconi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marconi's elbow.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marconi can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Marconi swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Marconi.
Marconi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marconi has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
Marconi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marconi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marconi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marconi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Marconi fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marconi lands a hook that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Marconi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marconi.
Marconi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Marconi struggles to land a body shot inside as Chavez controls his hands.
Marconi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Marconi blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marconi blocks an uppercut.
Marconi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marconi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marconi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Marconi lands with a short shot to the head.
Chavez gets through Marconi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Chavez.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Marconi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marconi looking for a takedown.
Marconi lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Marconi controls his hands.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marconi pushes Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Marconi lands a body punch.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Marconi.
Marconi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marconi.
Marconi prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Marconi - that landed with a thud.
Chavez tries to work over Marconi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marconi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marconi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chavez or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Marconi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chavez misses with an uppercut
enabling Marconi to counter with a crisp jab.
Marconi misses with a straight right.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Marconi is out of range.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Marconi.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marconi manages to avoid it.
Chavez throws a jab when Marconi was well out of range.
Chavez walks into a left hand.
Marconi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marconi lands a nice looking body shot.
Chavez clinches.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marconi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Marconi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chavez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Manlio Marconi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chavez misses with a body punch.
Marconi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Marconi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Julio Cesar Chavez has been cut.
Chavez working aggressively here.
A short right from Chavez.
A left hand lands to the body for Marconi.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Marconi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marconi lands with a right to the head.
Marconi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chavez's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Marconi.
Marconi lands a body shot.
Chavez tries a body shot but Marconi blocks it.
Chavez avoiding damage as Marconi throws knees to the body.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Marconi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marconi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marconi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marconi.
Marconi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marconi lands a right hand.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Marconi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marconi.
Chavez tries to work over Marconi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marconi blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Marconi is struggling to control the position.
Marconi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Marconi on the inside.
Marconi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chavez pushes Marconi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marconi blocking some punches.
Marconi can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marconi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marconi pushes Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marconi.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Marconi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
Marconi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marconi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chavez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marconi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Marconi has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
Marconi goes for a takedown attempt but Chavez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chavez clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marconi lands with a right to the head.
Marconi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chavez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marconi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marconi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chavez avoids it.
Marconi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Chavez.
Good body shot from Marconi.
Marconi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Marconi.
Marconi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Marconi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cesar Chavez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chavez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez throws a body punch but Marconi moves out of range.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez scores with a shot to the body.
Marconi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Chavez does it's job there.
Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marconi catches Chavez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chavez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marconi lands a slapping body shot.
Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Marconi. Beautiful body shot.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marconi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez has closed the distance and engaged Marconi in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chavez.
Marconi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Marconi lands a left hand.
Chavez tries a body shot but Marconi blocks it.
Chavez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Marconi throws a head punch that misses.
Marconi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marconi tries a body shot but Chavez blocks it.
Marconi scores with a hook to the body.
Chavez tries a body shot but Marconi blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marconi.
Marconi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marconi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Marconi.
Chavez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marconi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marconi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Marconi controls the action.
Marconi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Marconi controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Marconi.
Marconi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Marconi.
Marconi can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Marconi.
Manlio Marconi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marconi blocks an uppercut.
Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Marconi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marconi lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marconi is leaning against Chavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Chavez is rocked!
Marconi misses with a punch on the inside.
Marconi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Marconi finish him?
Chavez tries a body shot but Marconi blocks it.
Chavez tries to work over Marconi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marconi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chavez up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marconi.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Marconi controls the action.
Marconi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Marconi controls the action.
Chavez seems to have recovered his senses.
Marconi prevents a body shot from Chavez.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marconi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Marconi avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Marconi lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chavez.
Marconi stalling the fight.
Marconi tries to stall but Chavez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marconi blocks an uppercut.
Marconi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marconi lands a nice uppercut.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marconi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chavez's defenses.
Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marconi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marconi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Julio Cesar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Marconi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manlio Marconi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marconi, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manlio Marconi!
Manlio Marconi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [GTI] Divine Clothing , into his post fight interview.
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