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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 102 p4p, 15 weight class) and Rocco Marciano (ranked 209 p4p, 32 weight class). Marciano has chosen a shirt that reads, 'Giant Killer' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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261 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
33 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Slice tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marciano is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Marciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marciano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good leg kick by Marciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Marciano.
Slice feints and then cracks Marciano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marciano down.
Slice loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano takes a swing at Slice's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slice moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
An attempted straight right counter from Slice misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Slice.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a leg kick that misses.
Marciano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slice misses with a body shot
and Marciano counters with a big head kick but Slice shrugs it off.
Slice throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slice misses with a hook to the body
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano tries a quick counter leg kick but Slice is wise to it.
Marciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slice.
Marciano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses the jab.
Slice throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice scores with a jab to the head.
Slice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donk. Marciano catches Slice right on the button with a cross.
Marciano takes one on the button.
Slice lands a big head kick that sends Marciano tumbling to the mat! Slice takes a step backwards and waves Marciano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Slice lands a slapping body shot.
Slice swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano tries a quick counter leg kick but Slice is wise to it.
Slice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice thuds his shin into the meat of Marciano's side.
Slice lunges at Marciano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marciano's hand.
Slice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Marciano is trying to counter with his kicks.
Slice misses with a looping right.
Marciano follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marciano misses with a right hand
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Slice misses.
Marciano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slice with a body shot.
Slice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slice cracks the inside of Marciano's front leg.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slice is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slice misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
Marciano 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.
Slice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slice throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marciano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marciano slips a straight right by Slice.
Marciano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice body kick.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Marciano slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slice's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Slice connects with a single shot there.
Slice misses with a looping right.
A jab from Slice does it's job there.
Marciano slips under a jab from Slice.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Marciano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kimbo Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Slice thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Slice throws a low kick, looking for Marciano's leg but Marciano calmly moves out of range.
Slice lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Slice misses its target.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Slice.
Slice tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
A low kick from Slice misses
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Slice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marciano takes a swing at Slice's ribcage but misses.
Slice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Marciano blocks the leg kick.
Slice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Slice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano throws a leg kick that misses.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marciano, right into the meat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slice cracks the inside of Marciano's front leg.
Slice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Slice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Marciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Slice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marciano blocks a jab.
A cross from Slice lands.
Marciano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marciano tries to land a leg kick but Slice saw it coming and moves away.
Marciano misses with a hook. Slice ducked under it nicely.
Slice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slice cracks Marciano with an open hand slap.
Slice misses with a left hand
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
As Slice backs off Marciano throws a huge counter combo but Slice manages to avoid it all.
Slice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, jab by Slice - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slice misses the jab.
Marciano checks a low kick from Slice.
Marciano 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.
Slice throws a shot to the body.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slice.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slice's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marciano wants to slow Slice down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Slice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Marciano misses.
Marciano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice lands with a kick to the temple. Marciano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Slice with a nice cross.
Slice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slice, right into the meat.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Marciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marciano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slice connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Slice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slice misses with a looping left.
Marciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slice misses with a low kick.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
Slice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marciano can do to turn this around?
Slice throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
A jab from Marciano misses.
Rocco Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Marciano feints a counter leg kick.
Marciano staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Marciano misses.
Marciano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Slice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Marciano misses.
Slice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Slice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Slice scores with a jab.
Slice is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
The crowd cheers as Slice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marciano doesn't seem phased though.
Slice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marciano on the side of the head.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Marciano tries to counter with a clinch but Slice shakes him off and moves away.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
Marciano swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
Slice swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Slice catches Marciano right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to move into range but Marciano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Marciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marciano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Slice has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Slice misses.
Marciano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slice with a body shot.
Marciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!
After the fight, Kimbo Slice was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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