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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 698 p4p, 81 weight class) and Rocco Marciano (ranked 729 p4p, 87 weight class). Marciano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Marciano is a stone cold pimp out there. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rocco Marciano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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247 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marciano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerr's calf.
Marciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerr.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kerr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marciano scrambles back to his feet.
Marciano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kerr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been hearing reports that Kerr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rocco Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerr throws a lazy uppercut
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Kerr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marciano scores with the left hand. Kerr knows he should have avoided that one.
Marciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kerr.
Marciano staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kerr moves in looking to clinch but Marciano pushes him off.
Marciano 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.
Kerr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kerr jabs Marciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marciano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kerr on the side of the head.
Kerr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marciano throws out the jab.
Kerr misses with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Kerr.
Nice uppercut lands for Kerr. That snapped Marciano's head back.
Marciano throws a wild body kick that Kerr sees coming a mile off.
Kerr misses with a straight left.
Marciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kerrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kerr lands a lovely overhand right.
Kerr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kerr scores with a jab to the 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!
Marciano keeps Kerr at a distance using the push kick.
Kerr throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kerr misses with a straight right.
Marciano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kerr.
Kerr tries to clinch up.
Kerr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Kerr attempts a counter takedown but Marciano avoids it well and moves away.
Marciano loads up on a big right hand but Kerr slips the punch.
Good exchange - Kerr coming out on top.
Marciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kerr throws out the jab.
Kerr misses with a straight left.
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Kerr moved out of range.
Kerr moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marciano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerr misses with a body shot.
Marciano defending well as Kerr loads up on a big left hand.
Marciano throws a jab when Kerr was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kerrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marciano! But no joy.
Kerr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body
so Kerr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marciano uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Marciano lands.
Marciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kerr checks a low kick from Marciano.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.
Kerr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marciano. That's going to slow Kerr down.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Kerr ducks down to avoid it.
Kerr tries to counter with a takedown but Marciano is quick to defend against it.
Kerr looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kerr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marciano fakes the leg kick and cracks Kerr in the body.
Kerr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kerr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kerr misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Marciano.
Kerr rushes Marciano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kerr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Kerr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr cracks Marciano with a nice body shot.
Marciano tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Marciano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kerr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kerr throws out the jab.
Marciano throws a right and a left that Kerr avoids nicely.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerr.
Kerr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
It looked like Kerr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano slips a jab from Kerr.
Kerr closes the distance and clinches.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerr pushes Marciano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr misses the jab.
Kerr throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Kerr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Marciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marciano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kerr. Kerr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kerr looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kerr's head.
Kerr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerr wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marciano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kerr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kerr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kerr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marciano. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr lands a nice shot that snaps Marciano's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kerr, as that shot connected.
Marciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kerr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marciano.
Kerr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That kick from Marciano tenderised Kerr's leg. Kerr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Kerr.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Marciano. That snapped Kerr's head back.
Kerr slips under a jab from Marciano.
Kerr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marciano scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Kerr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a straight right.
Kerr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kerr throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Marciano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kerr with a body shot.
Marciano throws a shot from downtown. Kerr moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Kerr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kerr lands with an uppercut that bounces Marciano off the cage and back into range.
Marciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kerr's head backwards.
Kerr misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Marciano.
The fighters circling - Kerr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marciano slips under a jab from Kerr.
Kerr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marciano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kerr scrambles back to his feet.
Kerr moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Kerr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kerr ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano thows a body kick. Kerr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kerr throws a poor cross that misses
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kerr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kerr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kerr throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kerr.
Marciano misses the jab.
Kerr misses the jab.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kerr on the side of the head.
Marciano connects with a nice looking jab.
Kerr staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Marciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano missing with a left hand there. Kerr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerr throws out a powerful jab.
Kerr throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kerr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocco Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano throws a hook but Kerr avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Marciano.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps Kerr's head back.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr darts in and clinches Marciano up against the cage.
Kerr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerr successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano wants to get up but he can't break Kerr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kerr is trying to keep Marciano in close.
Marciano wants to stand but Kerr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kerr pulls Marciano in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr is trying to control the position but Marciano postures up.
Marciano decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kerr, up you get!
Kerr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kerr loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano cracks Kerr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marciano. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kerr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Marciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kerr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Kerr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marciano throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano works Kerr's body with a nice hook.
Kerr throws a big shot that misses.
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kerr's sensitive parts.
Marciano looks for the body kick but Kerr saw that one coming.
Marciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerr.
Kerr slips a straight right by Marciano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano slips under a jab from Kerr.
Marciano slips a jab from Kerr.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Kerr moves out of range easily.
Kerr slips a jab from Marciano.
An attempted straight right counter from Kerr misses the target.
Kerr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marciano. Marciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerr feinted with a counter takedown.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Kerr's head but Kerr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mark Kerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Kerr throws a big shot that misses.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Kerr tries to clinch up.
Marciano scores with a punch to the head.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kerr tries to clinch up.
Kerr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano moves out of range as Kerr strikes.
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerr circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut there from Marciano.
Kerr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marciano.
Kerr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Kerr's front leg but catches the back leg as Kerr tries to avoid it.
That's four 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!
Kerr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marciano - that will leave a mark!
Kerr's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kerr blocks a jab.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerr.
Marciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerr.
Kerr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marciano to score with a decent uppercut.
Marciano lands a right hook to the body.
Kerr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kerr moves away from the strike by Marciano.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marciano.
Kerr blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kerr misses the target.
Jab by Marciano.
Marciano blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Marciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marciano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Marciano!
Our winner, Rocco Marciano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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