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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Maven!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Repomies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick by Repomies misses
and Maven counters with a nice low kick that buckles Repomies's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Maven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Repomies saw that one coming.
Maven misses with a left hand
and Repomies counters with a low kick, right behind Maven 's knee.
Maven throws a low kick but Repomies moves out of range easily.
Maven misses the jab.
Repomies looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Repomies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maven.
Maven connects with a solid leg kick.
Maven looks to land a right hand but Repomies moved out of range.
Repomies moves out of range as Maven throws a body kick.
Maven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marcus Maven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maven looks to land a body kick but Repomies moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies throws a head kick that Maven semi-blocks.
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Maven has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Repomies tries to score with a low kick but Maven moves his leg out of the way.
Maven is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies slips under a jab from Maven.
Maven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Repomies shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maven throws a right and a left that Repomies avoids nicely.
A combination from Maven does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Repomies 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Repomies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Repomies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Maven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Repomies doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Maven.
Maven connects with a body shot.
Maven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Repomies slips a jab from Maven.
Maven cracks Repomies with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maven wants to slow Repomies down by chopping away at his legs.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maven.
Maven lands a really nice looking cross but Repomies seems unphased.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Repomies saw that one coming.
Maven misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven lands a right hook to the body.
Maven throws a leg kick but Repomies moved away.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maven lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Repomies throws out a powerful jab.
Maven throws a low kick, looking for Repomies's leg but Repomies calmly moves out of range.
Maven misses with a leg kick
and Repomies counters with a low kick, right behind Maven 's knee.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Maven.
Maven connects with an inside leg kick.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Maven.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Repomies drops his hands momentarily and Maven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Repomies moves out of range as Maven strikes.
Maven tries to score with a low kick but Repomies moves his leg out of the way.
Jab by Maven.
Maven is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Repomies had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maven.
Repomies with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maven to score with a decent uppercut.
Repomies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maven.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies defending well as Maven loads up on a big left hand.
Maven feints and then cracks Repomies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Repomies down.
Maven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Maven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maven throws a big shot that misses.
Maven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maven misses with a hook.
Maven throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Repomies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maven misses with a low kick as Repomies jumps back.
Repomies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Repomies throws a low kick but Maven avoids it.
Repomies blocks a jab.
Repomies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maven finds it's way round the side to connect with Repomies's head.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Maven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Repomies is out of range and Maven settles back down.
Maven misses the body punch
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that Maven was not able to check.
Maven takes a swing at Repomies's ribcage but misses.
Repomies gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maven.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maven.
Nice straight punches there by Maven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maven.
The fight stays on the outside here - Repomies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maven tries to land a body kick
and Repomies counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven jabs Repomies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Repomies motions for Maven to come forward. Repomies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repomies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Repomies counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maven's knee momentarily.
Repomies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maven misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Maven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maven throws out a loose jab but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maven thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies lands with a slapping head kick.
Maven takes a swing at Repomies's ribcage but misses.
Maven blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Maven avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Repomies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maven.
Repomies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maven.
Maven misses with a body kick.
Maven throws a looping overhand right but Repomies ducks down to avoid it.
Maven looks to land a left hand but Repomies moved out of range nicely.
Repomies cracks the inside of Maven's front leg.
Maven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Repomies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Repomies counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Maven missing with a left hand there. Repomies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Repomies was well out of range. Poor timing from Maven.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Maven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maven does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maven.
Repomies defending well as Maven loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Maven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Repomies wants to clinch.
Repomies defending well as Maven loads up on a big left hand.
Maven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Repomies.
No joy there for Maven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Maven misses with a body shot.
Maven misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maven thows a body shot but no joy.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven throws a hook but Repomies avoids it easily.
Maven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maven loads up on a big right hand but Repomies slips the punch.
Repomies moves out of range of the strikes.
Repomies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maven looks to land a left hand but Repomies moved out of range nicely.
Maven misses with a shot to the body
letting Repomies counter with a right hand.
Maven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maven moves out of range of the body kick from Repomies.
Maven throws a sloppy body shot
and Repomies counters with an inside leg kick.
Maven connects with a jab.
Marcus Maven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Maven tenderised Repomies's leg. Repomies is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maven throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcus Maven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maven throws the left hand but Repomies avoids the punch easily.
Maven lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Repomies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maven.
Maven throws a looping overhand right but Repomies ducks down to avoid it.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Maven takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Maven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Repomies on the side of the head.
Repomies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven throws a looping overhand right but Repomies ducks down to avoid it.
Maven blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Maven throws a right and a left that Repomies avoids nicely.
Maven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Repomies was well out of range. Poor timing from Maven.
Repomies looks for the body kick but Maven saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Maven misses with a looping right.
A jab from Maven finds it's way through Repomies's defenses.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Repomies saw that one coming.
Rauno Repomies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repomies walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A lazy left from Maven finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies tries to move into range but Maven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the body from Maven misses
and Repomies counters with a body kick that stops Maven in his tracks momentarily.
Maven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Repomies moves away.
Maven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Repomies saw that one coming.
Repomies wants to slow Maven down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Repomies on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maven. Maven obviously looking to wear him down.
Repomies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Maven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Maven!
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