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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cortez Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
Big heart
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cortez Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marciano moves into the clinch.
Acosta manages to break the clinch.
Marciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marciano throws a nice looking combination but Acosta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Acosta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Acosta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Acosta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Acosta clinches.
Marciano is trying to push Acosta away but Acosta has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Marciano stalling in the clinch but Acosta improves position.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano can't break the clinch.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
Marciano scores with a jab to the head.
Marciano scores with a one two! Acosta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marciano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Acosta rather than just go for the knockout.
Marciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Acosta closes the distance and clinches.
Marciano tries to break free but Acosta pushes him back against the ropes.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Acosta is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Acosta.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Marciano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Acosta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta is looking to clinch but Marciano is avoiding it.
Marciano swings for the body but Acosta moves out of range.
Marciano lands a head shot.
Marciano clips Acosta with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Acosta a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Marciano darts in and clinches Acosta up against the ropes.
Marciano is trying to force a seperation but Acosta has the dominant position.
Acosta letting Marciano take a breather here.
Marciano tries to break free but Acosta pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano can't break the clinch.
Acosta prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Acosta missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Benny Marciano should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Acosta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Acosta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Benny Marciano has been cut.
Benny Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acosta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acosta throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Acosta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Marciano throws a shot to the body.
Marciano closes the distance and clinches.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Acosta has him pressed against the ropes.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Acosta has him pressed against the ropes.
Acosta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Acosta is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marciano thuds a left hand into Acosta's body.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Acosta to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Acosta lands a jab-cross combination.
Marciano lands a jab to Acosta's midsection.
Acosta tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano lands a right hook to the body.
Acosta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marciano clinches.
Acosta lands a body punch.
Acosta keeps control of Marciano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Acosta manages to break the clinch.
Acosta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta throws a body shot but no joy.
Acosta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Acosta throws a head kick that Marciano semi-blocks.
Marciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Acosta has him pressed against the ropes.
Acosta keeps control of Marciano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marciano is trying to break free.
Acosta tries to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling the position.
Acosta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the ropes.
Marciano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Marciano takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Benny Marciano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marciano forces Acosta back against the ropes and clinches.
Marciano wants to stall.
Acosta manages to break the clinch.
Acosta avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano connects with a looping right hand.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Acosta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marciano scores with a body shot.
Marciano tries to clinch but Acosta moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano lands with a nice combination. Acosta backs away looking to recover.
Cortez Acosta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Marciano. Beautiful body shot.
Marciano cracks Acosta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Acosta wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.
Acosta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
Marciano misses with a wild combination.
Acosta cracks a nice hook into Marciano's ribs.
Acosta fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano misses with a double jab.
Acosta swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
It appears Acosta was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Acosta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Acosta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benny Marciano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marciano has Acosta up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta looking to stall.
Marciano tries to stall but Acosta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Acosta trying to stall but Marciano improves his position.
Acosta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Acosta wants to break free but Marciano has control.
Cortez Acosta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Acosta.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Marciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marciano 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Marciano!
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energy
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FIGHT
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