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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Crash by 12 Stones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marsden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marsden throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Davis looks to land a combination but Marsden avoids it well.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Marsden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marsden thumps Davis with a low kick.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsden with a nice cross.
Marsden misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Marsden takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Marsden lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Johnny Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Marsden. Those never looked like landing.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsden counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Davis throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davis eats them both and turns towards Marsden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marsden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Marsden slips the punch.
Davis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marsden rather than just go for the knockout.
A good leg kick by Marsden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips under a jab.
No joy there for Marsden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marsden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marsden duly obliges.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Marsden's head.
Davis throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Davis throws a hook but Marsden blocks it.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marsden as he jumps to the side.
Marsden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marsden slips a straight right by Davis.
Marsden throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Mike Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis shoots in but Marsden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marsden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden 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.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Marsden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Mike Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden.
Marsden throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marsden. Marsden obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marsden. Marsden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsden.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Marsden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marsden stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Marsden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Davis.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsden.
Marsden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marsden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marsden misses.
Mike Marsden is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis jabs at Marsden's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Marsden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A good leg kick by Marsden.
A punch combination from Marsden misses.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsden counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marsden.
Davis is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden connects with a body shot.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marsden. Marsden obviously looking to wear him down.
Marsden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davis back to the cage. Marsden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marsden misses with a two punch combination.
Davis misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marsden defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsden can pounce on him.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Davis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marsden tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davis is in Marsden's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marsden wants to stand but Davis is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden dominated that second round.
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!
A combination from Marsden does no damage.
Marsden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marsden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Marsden.
Marsden misses with a head kick.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis looks for a takedown but Marsden sprawls well.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis misses the jab.
Johnny Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Marsden.
Marsden scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Marsden.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Marsden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsden.
Marsden scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Marsden.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden, as that shot connected.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses.
Marsden slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis misses with a hook.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden scores with a head kick. Davis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marsden lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marsden throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Marsden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marsden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Marsden!
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