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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manlio Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Belford Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconi comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Holy Queen. Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Balls by AC/DC. Manlio Marconi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Belford Scott!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marconi misses with a right hand
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Marconi backing up. Marconi nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.
Marconi scores with a shot to the body.
Marconi misses with a straight left.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marconi misses with a straight right.
Marconi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marconi looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Marconi. Beautiful body shot.
Marconi just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marconi.
Marconi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott scores with a three punch combo!
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marconi lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marconi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marconi misses with a straight right.
Marconi closes the distance and pushes Scott back into the cage.
Scott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marconi is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Marconi to work.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Marconi is controlling him.
Marconi avoiding damage.
Scott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marconi swings wildly with an uppercut but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marconi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Marconi avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Scott.
Marconi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marconi misses with a body punch.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Scott.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Marconi.
Marconi working aggressively here.
Scott is trying to break free.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marconi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the cage.
Marconi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marconi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
Marconi rushes Scott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scott prevents a body shot from Marconi.
Marconi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Scott - that landed with a thud.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott wants to get back to striking at distance but Marconi won't allow it.
Scott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marconi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marconi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marconi takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Marconi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconi tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott dips to his left and cracks Marconi with an uppercut!
Marconi scores with a jab. Scott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marconi cracks Scott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Scott avoids the body shot from Marconi.
Marconi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Marconi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Marconi is rocked!
Marconi scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marconi lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Marconi looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Marconi lands with a hook. Scott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Belford Scott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scott slips under a jab.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marconi scores with a jab. Scott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Marconi. Beautiful body shot.
Marconi looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Marconi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marconi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marconi.
Scott throws a body punch but Marconi moves out of range.
Marconi throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Marconi slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Marconi misses with a wild combination.
Marconi misses with a looping right.
Ronald Belford Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
A jab from Marconi misses.
Marconi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marconi.
Marconi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Marconi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marconi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scott scores with a decent looking hook.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marconi.
Marconi misses with a kick to the body.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marconi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marconi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi lands with a shot to the body.
Marconi swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Marconi throws a right hand that misses
and Scott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marconi thinking.
Scott staying out of range there.
Ronald Belford Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marconi throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marconi throws out the jab.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marconi moves forwards but Scott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marconi takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Manlio Marconi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Marconi throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi scores with a nice head shot.
Marconi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott moves to clinch but Marconi breaks away
and Marconi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Marconi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marconi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marconi tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marconi misses with a right hand
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
Marconi ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Marconi is just out of range.
Marconi looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Marconi takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Marconi circles away.
Scott swings for the body but Marconi moves out of range.
Jab from Marconi.
Marconi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott tries to clinch up.
A big right from Scott misses.
Marconi misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marconi just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott pushes Marconi up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott lands an elbow just above Marconi 's eye.
It looks like Manlio Marconi has been cut.
Scott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronald Belford Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manlio Marconi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Marconi.
Marconi thows a body shot but no joy.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott drops Marconi with a beautiful combination! Marconi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Scott is looking for the KO!
Oh Marconi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marconi looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Scott staying out of range there.
Marconi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Scott - just one landing.
Marconi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marconi seems to have got his legs back now.
Marconi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marconi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Marconi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marconi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marconi.
Scott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marconi under the eye.
Marconi slips a jab from Scott.
Scott cracks Marconi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Scott has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Marconi to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Marconi out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronald Belford Scott!
A victorious Ronald Belford Scott thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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