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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez's entrance music is Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Velazquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Marchegiano!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velazquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marchegiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Velazquez.
A jab lands there for Velazquez.
Velazquez cracks Marchegiano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Velazquez jabs Marchegiano right on the nose. Marchegiano blinks but takes it well.
Velazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marchegiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marchegiano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Velazquez on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velazquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velazquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velazquez swinging wildly here.
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velazquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Marchegiano misses the target.
Marchegiano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velazquez throws out the jab.
A combination from Velazquez does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchegiano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marchegiano digs a good hook to Velazquez's body.
Velazquez misses the shot to the body.
Velazquez misses with a two punch combination.
Marchegiano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Velazquez moves away from the strike by Marchegiano.
Velazquez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marchegiano momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velazquez. Marchegiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marchegiano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marchegiano looks to land a right hand but Velazquez moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Velazquez.
Nice straight punches there by Velazquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Velazquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez walks into a straight right hand from Marchegiano.
Velazquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Velazquez avoids them all with ease.
Velazquez misses with a double jab.
Velazquez throws an off balance right hand
and Marchegiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Velazquez.
Velazquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Velazquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velazquez ducks under a wild hook from Marchegiano.
Velazquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Velazquez misses its intended target.
Marchegiano misses with a hook. Velazquez ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Velazquez scores with a four punch combination!
Marchegiano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Velazquez slips a jab from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano jabs Velazquez right on the nose. Velazquez blinks but takes it well.
Velazquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Velazquez.
Velazquez lands with a cross.
A jab from Marchegiano misses.
Marchegiano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marchegiano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velazquez throws out the jab.
Velazquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Velazquez misses.
Velazquez lands with a straight right. Marchegiano didn't see that one coming.
Velazquez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Velazquez, as that shot connected.
Velazquez scores with a punch to the head.
Marchegiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velazquez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marchegiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Velazquez misses with a few strikes there.
Marchegiano throws a hook to the side of Velazquez's head but Velazquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juan Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velazquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velazquez misses with a combination
and Marchegiano counters with a nice uppercut.
Velazquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velazquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velazquez scores with a punch to the head.
Marchegiano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Velazquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marchegiano.
Velazquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velazquez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Velazquez throws a right and a left that Marchegiano avoids nicely.
Marchegiano moves out of range of the strikes.
Marchegiano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Velazquez dominated that round.
That's time! Velazquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Velazquez misses with a hook. Marchegiano ducked under it nicely.
Marchegiano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marchegiano scores with a jab.
Marchegiano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Velazquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marchegiano counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marchegiano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Velazquez has got the better of the exchanges.
Marchegiano misses with a looping right.
Marchegiano slips under a jab from Velazquez.
Velazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marchegiano moves away.
Marchegiano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velazquez moves away.
Velazquez misses with the combination.
Velazquez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marchegiano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marchegiano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velazquez.
Velazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marchegiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marchegiano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velazquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Velazquez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Velazquez slips a straight right by Marchegiano.
Velazquez throws a hook but Marchegiano blocks it.
Velazquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velazquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marchegiano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velazquez.
Velazquez looks to throw the jab but Marchegiano is out of range.
A big right from Velazquez misses.
Velazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marchegiano moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Velazquez. That snapped Marchegiano's head back.
Velazquez lunges at Marchegiano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marchegiano's hand.
Velazquez misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano misses with a hook. Velazquez ducked under it nicely.
Marchegiano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velazquez.
Velazquez lunges at Marchegiano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marchegiano's hand.
Marchegiano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marchegiano drops his hands momentarily and Velazquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Velazquez misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velazquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Velazquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marchegiano ducks under a wild hook from Velazquez.
Velazquez lands a slapping body shot.
Velazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marchegiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marchegiano misses with a wild combination.
Marchegiano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marchegiano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marchegiano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marchegiano misses with a straight right.
Velazquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marchegiano can do to turn this around?
Velazquez cracks Marchegiano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marchegiano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velazquez.
Juan Velazquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Marchegiano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velazquez.
Marchegiano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marchegiano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velazquez swings for the body but Marchegiano moves out of range.
Velazquez lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Velazquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Marchegiano's head.
Velazquez misses with a few strikes there.
Velazquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Velazquez. Marchegiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velazquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Marchegiano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Velazquez misses with a two punch combination.
Marchegiano throws the left hand but Velazquez avoids the punch easily.
Marchegiano lands a really nice looking cross but Velazquez seems unphased.
Marchegiano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marchegiano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velazquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marchegiano.
Marchegiano avoids the body shot from Velazquez.
Velazquez misses with a double jab.
Marchegiano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Velazquez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Velazquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Velazquez.
Marchegiano staying out of range there.
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Velazquez misses
and Marchegiano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marchegiano. Velazquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marchegiano throws a hook but Velazquez avoids it easily.
Marchegiano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Velazquez swinging wildly here.
Velazquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Marchegiano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marchegiano tries to bum rush Velazquez with a series of wild strikes but Velazquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velazquez scores with a jab to the body.
Velazquez clobbers Marchegiano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez cracks Marchegiano with an open hand slap.
Marchegiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velazquez throws the left hand but Marchegiano avoids the punch easily.
Marchegiano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velazquez.
Velazquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velazquez throws out a loose jab but Marchegiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marchegiano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Velazquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marchegiano's head.
Juan Velazquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velazquez connects with a body shot that sends Marchegiano's belly button to the back.
Velazquez ducks under a wild hook from Marchegiano.
Velazquez throws an overhand right that lands on Marchegiano's shoulder, as Marchegiano tries to avoid the shot.
Velazquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marchegiano circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Velazquez.
Velazquez throws a big shot that misses.
Velazquez looks to land a right hand but Marchegiano moved out of range.
Rocco Marchegiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Velazquez avoids them all with ease.
Velazquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marchegiano.
Velazquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marchegiano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velazquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Marchegiano.
Velazquez loads up on a big right hand but Marchegiano slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velazquez lands a slapping body shot.
Marchegiano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velazquez throws a series of punches but Marchegiano moves out of range.
Marchegiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marchegiano moves out of range of the strikes.
Velazquez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marchegiano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velazquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marchegiano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez looks to throw the jab but Marchegiano is out of range.
Marchegiano throws a series of strikes that have Velazquez backpedaling.
Marchegiano ducks right into an uppercut from Velazquez.
Velazquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velazquez lands with a good body shot.
Velazquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marchegiano. Marchegiano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Velazquez tests Marchegiano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Velazquez. Those never looked like landing.
Velazquez misses with a wild combination.
Velazquez throws a right hand that misses
letting Marchegiano counter with a right hand.
Velazquez loads up on a big right hand but Marchegiano slips the punch.
Velazquez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez with a hook.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Velazquez moves out of range.
Marchegiano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marchegiano staying out of range there.
Marchegiano slips a jab and a cross from Velazquez.
Velazquez misses with a looping right.
Velazquez swings for the body but Marchegiano moves out of range.
A big right from Velazquez misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velazquez throws a nice looking combination but Marchegiano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velazquez misses with a straight left.
Marchegiano defending well as Velazquez loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Velazquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velazquez 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Velazquez!
Juan Velazquez is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Juan Velazquez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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