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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Madnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Madnick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mad Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying Contini's choice of entrance music: -. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Madnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Contini scores with a hook.
Madnick thuds a left hand into Contini's body.
Madnick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madnick moves into the clinch.
Contini being controlled against the cage.
Madnick prevents a body shot from Contini.
Madnick is struggling to control the position.
Contini is struggling to control the position.
Contini tries to throw a body punch but Madnick avoids it by throwing Contini back against the cage.
Madnick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contini is looking to control Madnick's arms but Madnick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Contini has his back to the cage.
Madnick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Contini trying to control the position but instead, Madnick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Contini into the cage.
Contini blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini misses with a punch to the body.
Madnick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Madnick misses with a punch to the body.
Contini struggles to land a body shot inside as Madnick controls his hands.
Madnick lands with a light punch inside.
Madnick misses with a punch on the inside.
Madnick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Contini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madnick scores with a shoulder strike.
Madnick swings wildly with an uppercut but Contini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Madnick - that landed with a thud.
Madnick tries to work over Contini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madnick tries to stall but Contini uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Contini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madnick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Contini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contini is trying to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contini misses with a body punch.
Madnick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madnick takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Madnick as the two fighters clinch.
Contini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Madnick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madnick avoiding damage.
Madnick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contini lands a left hand.
Contini misses with a knee strike.
Contini taking a breather.
Contini lands with a left to the head.
Contini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Madnick as Contini tries to tie him up.
Madnick prevents a body shot from Contini.
Madnick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madnick lands a nice uppercut.
Contini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Madnick.
Madnick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Contini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Contini misses with a body punch.
Madnick pushes Contini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contini throws a head punch that misses.
Contini pressing his opponent against the cage.
Madnick prevents a body shot from Contini.
Madnick has a couple of punches blocked by Contini.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Madnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contini trying to control the position but instead, Madnick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Contini into the cage.
Contini misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contini presses Madnick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madnick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Contini scores with a shoulder strike.
Contini gets through Madnick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Madnick.
Madnick is looking to control Contini's arms but Contini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Madnick has his back to the cage.
Madnick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madnick.
Contini blocking some punches.
Contini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Contini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Madnick scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madnick lands a hook that snaps the head of Contini backwards.
Contini lands a body punch.
Madnick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Madnick misses with a body punch.
Contini tries to land knees in the clinch but Madnick avoids the damage to the body.
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 Marcel Madnick will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Madnick throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily.
Contini thuds his right hand into Madnick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Madnick lands a right hook to the body.
Madnick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Contini takes a swing at Madnick's ribcage but misses.
Madnick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcel Madnick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Contini.
Madnick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Madnick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Madnick tries to clinch there but Contini circles away.
A low kick from Madnick misses
and Contini counters with a low kick, right behind Madnick 's knee.
Contini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madnick is looking to slow Contini down with leg kicks.
Madnick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Madnick duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contini throws the left hand but Madnick avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini tries to bum rush Madnick with a series of wild strikes but Madnick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Contini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Madnick as he connects with a hook.
Madnick checks the leg kick.
Marcel Madnick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madnick scores with a body shot.
Marcel Madnick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madnick connects with an inside leg kick.
Contini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madnick.
Madnick tries to clinch but Contini is having none of it.
Madnick lands a jab-cross combination.
Contini is rocked!
Madnick misses with a straight right.
Madnick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Contini.
A chopping leg kick lands by Madnick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madnick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madnick wants to land a leg kick but Contini is out of range.
Madnick fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Madnick checks a leg kick.
Contini dodges the punch combination from Madnick.
Madnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Madnick.
Madnick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Madnick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Contini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Contini tries a body shot but Madnick blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Contini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madnick's elbow.
Madnick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madnick lands a nice uppercut.
Madnick cracks Contini with a nice body shot.
Madnick blocks an uppercut.
Madnick gets through Contini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marcel Madnick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madnick tries to work over Contini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnick prevents a body shot from Contini.
Madnick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Contini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madnick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contini backwards.
Madnick lands with a short shot to the head.
Contini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Madnick blocks it with crossed arms.
Contini throws a head punch that misses.
Madnick tries to throw a body punch but Contini avoids it by throwing Madnick back against the cage.
Madnick taking a breather.
Contini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madnick taking a breather.
Contini swings wildly with an uppercut but Madnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madnick cracks Contini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Contini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madnick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marcel Madnick is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Contini blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madnick scores with a three punch combo!
Contini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Madnick.
Madnick misses with a looping right.
Madnick darts in trying to clinch
and Contini counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Contini.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Madnick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Contini!
Madnick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Contini is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madnick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Madnick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Madnick clinches with his opponent.
Contini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contini lands a shoulder strike.
Contini tries to stall but Madnick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Contini blocks a body shot from Madnick.
Madnick tries a body shot but Contini blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Madnick as the two fighters clinch.
Madnick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madnick looking to stall.
Madnick swings wildly with an uppercut but Contini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madnick scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Madnick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madnick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Contini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Contini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madnick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madnick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Contini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Contini prevents a body shot from Madnick.
A short uppercut from Madnick.
Contini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madnick is defending well for now.
Madnick misses with a body punch.
Madnick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Contini's elbow.
Madnick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contini working Madnick over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Madnick.
Contini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madnick.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Madnick as Contini tries to tie him up.
Madnick misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Madnick stalling.
Contini prevents a body shot from Madnick.
Madnick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madnick working aggressively here.
Contini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madnick lands with a light punch inside.
Madnick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Contini or not.
Madnick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Contini crunches a lovely knee into Madnick's ribcage.
Madnick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contini can't find room to land a body shot as Madnick controls the action.
Madnick tries to throw a body punch but Contini avoids it by throwing Madnick back against the cage.
Madnick lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contini.
Contini takes a shot to the head.
Contini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Contini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Contini swings for the body but Madnick moves out of range.
Madnick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Madnick looks to land a left hand but Contini moved out of range nicely.
Madnick clinches.
Madnick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Madnick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contini working aggressively here.
Madnick blocks a body shot from Contini.
A bit of stalling here from Madnick.
Contini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Madnick tries to throw a body punch but Contini avoids it by throwing Madnick back against the cage.
Madnick pushes Contini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contini takes a shot to the head.
Contini struggles to land a body shot inside as Madnick controls his hands.
Madnick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Contini is still on wobbly legs! Can Madnick finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Madnick.
A body shot lands from Madnick.
Luciano Contini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madnick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Contini trying to control the position but instead, Madnick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Contini into the cage.
Contini lands a shoulder strike.
Marcel Madnick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Contini misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Contini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Madnick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Madnick, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Madnick!
Marcel Madnick 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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