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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricci Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Tuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marconi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Grounds for Divorce. Tuffs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korn Blind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricci Marconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Tuffs!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marconi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tuffs's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Tuffs misses.
Tuffs lands a head kick!
Marconi tries to clinch up.
Tuffs shoots for a takedown but Marconi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marconi avoids the head kick by Tuffs.
Tuffs throws a head kick but Marconi moves out of range.
Marconi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuffs throws a head kick but Marconi moves out of range.
Marconi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marconi tries to clinch but Tuffs is having none of it.
Nice shot by Tuffs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marconi tries to clinch but Tuffs moves out of range.
Marconi tries to clinch but Tuffs moves out of range.
Tuffs throws a right hand that Marconi ducks under and follows up with a left that Marconi also avoids with ease.
Marconi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuffs, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Marconi.
Tuffs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marconi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tuffs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marconi backwards.
Marconi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marconi tries a knee to the head but Tuffs blocks it.
Marconi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tuffs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuffs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marconi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marconi tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuffs avoids the damage to the body.
Marconi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuffs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tuffs lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tuffs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marconi defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuffs is working for a submission of some sort.
Marconi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tuffs.
Tuffs passes to side control.
Tuffs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marconi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tuffs looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi prevents Tuffs from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Marconi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tuffs is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marconi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marconi prevents Tuffs from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tuffs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marconi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuffs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuffs is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marconi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marconi is trying to control Tuffs's posture but Tuffs avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marconi blocks a head kick by Tuffs.
Tuffs throws a right and a left that Marconi avoids nicely.
Marconi scores with a one two! Tuffs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marconi instigates a clinch.
Marconi trying to land knees to the body.
Marconi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marconi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuffs avoiding damage as Marconi throws knees to the body.
Marconi misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Marconi.
Marconi misses with a knee strike.
Marconi misses with an elbow over the top.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Tuffs dominated that round.
That's time! Marconi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tuffs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marconi rushes Tuffs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marconi crunches a lovely knee into Tuffs's ribcage.
Tuffs is trying to break the clinch but Marconi has him pressed against the cage.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but Tuffs blocks with his arms.
Marconi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marconi trying to land knees to the body.
Tuffs is pushing Marconi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marconi wants to stall.
Marconi lands an elbow inside that Tuffs shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but Tuffs blocks with his arms.
Tuffs avoiding damage.
Marconi has Tuffs pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuffs.
Marconi looking to throw knees to the head but Tuffs is blocking nicely.
Marconi landing knees to the body.
Tuffs tries to pull guard but Marconi holds him up against the cage and eventually Tuffs drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marconi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marconi tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuffs avoids the damage to the body.
Tuffs lands a takedown into guard.
Tuffs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuffs slips nicely into half guard.
Tuffs moves into full mount! Marconi won't be happy about that!
Tuffs is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs wants to finish this one by submission but Marconi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tuffs.
Tuffs is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Marconi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tuffs goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Marconi is on top in guard.
Tuffs wants to sweep here but Marconi controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Marconi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tuffs Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Marconi's back instead.
Marconi just trying to survive but Tuffs is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Marconi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Marconi trying to control the hands but Tuffs won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tuffs is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Marconi trying to control the position but Tuffs manages to sink in the hooks.
Marconi is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuffs avoiding Marconi 's attempts to control his hands.
Marconi wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trevor Tuffs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Marconi.
Tuffs misses with a body kick.
Marconi clinches up with Tuffs and pushes him back against the cage.
Marconi missing with knees to the body.
Tuffs wants a takedown.
Marconi trying to land knees to the body.
Marconi misses with a knee strike.
Marconi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuffs.
Tuffs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marconi missing with knees to the body.
Marconi misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuffs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marconi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marconi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marconi tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuffs avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi looking to throw knees to the head but Tuffs is blocking nicely.
Tuffs drags the fight down to the ground.
Tuffs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuffs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tuffs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marconi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marconi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tuffs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tuffs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marconi controls the pace.
Tuffs tries to strike from the bottom.
Trevor Tuffs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuffs is trying to keep Marconi in close.
Tuffs looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuffs, not yet.
Marconi controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi preventing the sweep.
Tuffs looking to control.
Tuffs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tuffs throws and low kick but Marconi moves out of range easily.
Marconi scores with a kick to the body.
Tuffs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marconi is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marconi rushes Tuffs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marconi missing with knees to the body.
Marconi misses with a knee strike.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marconi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marconi controlling the action here for a moment.
Marconi trying to land knees to the body.
Ricci Marconi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marconi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tuffs blocks it with crossed arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tuffs gets control of Marconi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tuffs will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tuffs trying to keep a closed guard but Marconi is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricci Marconi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuffs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Tuffs!
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energy
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hype
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