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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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169 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
The crowd cheers as Sandoval lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marciano doesn't seem phased though.
Marciano misses with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with an outside leg kick.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano swings for the body but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with an inside leg kick.
Sandoval lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sandoval. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a good cross that connects.
Marciano wants to clinch
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marciano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sandoval scores with a nice head shot.
Marciano slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Sandoval looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandoval.
Sandoval walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Sandoval swinging wildly here.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.
Sandoval takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marciano misses with a wild combination.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandoval throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marciano takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano dips to his left and cracks Sandoval with an uppercut!
Marciano moves into the clinch.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Sandoval on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Sandoval prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sandoval misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval scores with a hook to the body.
Sandoval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Sandoval lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Sandoval is blocking nicely.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Sandoval - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sandoval is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
A short left from Marciano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandoval blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Marciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raphael Marciano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sandoval throws a low kick but Marciano avoids it.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Sandoval circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Sandoval throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Sandoval sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Sandoval's head but Sandoval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Sandoval. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
A bone on bone clash there as Sandoval blocks the leg kick.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marciano, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marciano.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a head kick.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano thuds a left hand into Sandoval's body.
Sandoval throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sandoval.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano clobbers Sandoval with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raphael Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano throws a wild body kick that Sandoval sees coming a mile off.
Sandoval walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano misses with a low kick as Sandoval jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Sandoval.
Sandoval feints and as Marciano raises his hands in defense, Sandoval changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sandoval throwing strikes from guard but Marciano blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marciano is on top in guard.
Marciano wants to stand but Sandoval is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sandoval is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandoval is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sandoval has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marciano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marciano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sandoval is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marciano defends well.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval working a defensive guard here.
Sandoval had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marciano defends it easily.
Marciano stays in close to Sandoval's body and controls the position.
Marciano slips nicely into half guard.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but Sandoval defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marciano pushes down on Sandoval's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Marciano dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Sandoval takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano thows a leg kick but Sandoval checks it
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
Sandoval throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Marciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Marciano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marciano cracks Sandoval with an open hand slap.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Sandoval misses with a body shot
and Marciano counters with a left to the body.
Sandoval connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marciano. Marciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sandoval keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano is looking to slow Sandoval down with leg kicks.
Sandoval darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flavio Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandoval obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Marciano scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval ducks right into an uppercut from Marciano.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Sandoval showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sandoval stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sandoval lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the head.
Marciano takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Marciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Marciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Marciano lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Sandoval misses.
Good exchange - Marciano coming out on top.
Raphael Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Marciano darts in trying to clinch
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Marciano!
Raphael Marciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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