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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kris Marsh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Reese!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reese closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reese lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Reese controls his hands.
Reese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Marsh is trying to trip Reese. He has hold of a leg but Reese is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Marsh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Reese looking for a sweep. Not yet Reese, not yet.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.
Reese keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Reese preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reese trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reese bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marsh's guard.
Marsh trying to control the position here.
Marsh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reese gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reese postures up in Marsh's guard and throws a big left but Marsh blocks it.
Reese throwing strikes from guard but Marsh blocks nicely.
Marsh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reese trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reese defends it easily.
Marsh has momentary wrist control but Reese slips an elbow through the middle.
Reese trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reese is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Reese lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reese postures up.
Marsh working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reese has passed into half guard!
Marsh trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese avoids the attempt from Marsh to control.
Marsh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Reese missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marsh is trying to get back to full guard.
Marsh wants to control but Reese is keeping busy.
Reese not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marsh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marsh.
Marsh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reese gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reese landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marsh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reese scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marsh has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reese has passed into side control.
Reese in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh tries to buck Reese off but Reese is having none of it.
Reese landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Reese will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marsh moves out of range as Reese throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Reese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kyle Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reese shoots in looking for a takedown. Marsh tries to sprawl out of it but Reese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marsh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese tries for a takedown but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reese thows a body shot but no joy.
Reese takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reese bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marsh tries to buck Reese off but Reese is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reese's best efforts.
Marsh is looking to improve his position.
Marsh trying to control but Reese postures up.
Marsh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marsh.
Reese with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reese lands a couple of digs.
Reese wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
Reese trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese postures up.
Reese throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reese throws an elbow that misses. Marsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reese's guard. Nice move by Marsh!
Marsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reese wants to sweep here but Marsh controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reese is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marsh defends well.
Marsh slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese wants to get back to full guard but Marsh has mounted him!
Marsh with a couple of short strikes.
Reese is looking to improve his position but Marsh isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reese is in a horrible position here. Marsh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reese regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese manages to get to full guard.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
Reese looking for a guillotine here but Marsh defends easily.
Marsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kris Marsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsh.
Marsh scores with the left hand. Reese knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Reese takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reese was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
Reese swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marsh.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reese.
Reese lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reese. Marsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reese scores with a hook.
Reese fails with the takedown.
Marsh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reese.
A swing and a miss from Reese.
Marsh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reese.
Marsh cracks Reese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reese swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marsh.
Reese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Marsh is looking to clinch.
Reese tries for a takedown but Marsh circles away easily
and Marsh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kris Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Reese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reese as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
Reese listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsh stuffs the takedown attempt from Reese. Reese gets slowly back to his feet.
Marsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Reese tries to sprawl out of it but Marsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reese manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marsh circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Reese.
Reese throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese shoots in but no luck this time.
Marsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reese fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A lazy body kick from Reese
and Marsh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reese throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsh counters with a head kick. That will keep Reese thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reese throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marsh was covering up waiting for the punch and Reese finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Reese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marsh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marsh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh prevents Reese from getting the reversal.
Marsh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marsh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reese in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reese taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh looking to finish Reese with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reese!
Marsh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reese looks a forlorn figure.
Reese is rocked!
Reese keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kris Marsh did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reese with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reese.
Reese throws a head kick that misses.
Reese throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marsh wants to clinch.
Reese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reese misses the jab.
Reese will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reese throws an overhand right that lands on Marsh's shoulder, as Marsh tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marsh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reese scrambles back to his feet.
Marsh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reese.
Reese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Reese.
Reese shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kris Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Reese.
Reese lands a nice shot to the body.
Reese fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsh throws a right and a left that Reese avoids nicely.
Kyle Reese seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Reese.
Reese throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese misses the shot to the body.
Marsh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reese has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reese misses with a hook to the body
letting Marsh counter with a right hand.
Reese lands a jab to the head.
Marsh misses with a hook.
Reese fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marsh tries to clinch up.
Reese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reese moves away.
Marsh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reese defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reese manages to avoid it.
Reese lands a two punch combo.
Reese shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marsh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Reese working the ground and pound but Marsh is defending the strikes.
Reese landing a few strikes.
Marsh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Marsh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reese keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reese tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Reese gets full guard.
Reese is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese throws his legs up looking for a submission but Marsh uses it to pass to side control.
Reese wants to get back to his feet but Marsh drags him back down.
Marsh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marsh lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reese manages to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marsh connects with a nice short shot to Reese's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Marsh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Reese misses the shot to the body.
Marsh moves out of range as Reese throws a body kick.
Marsh misses with a looping left.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Marsh leaves Reese with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reese displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsh.
Marsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marsh shoots in and drives through. Reese sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reese 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 Marsh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marsh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese connects with a leg kick. Marsh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reese misses with a takedown attempt - Marsh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reese throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reese looks for a takedown but Marsh sprawls well.
Marsh scores with a head kick. Reese tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marsh slips a straight right by Reese.
Horrible takedown by Reese or perhaps it was just good defense by Marsh which made him look bad.
Reese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reese.
Marsh throws a body punch but Reese moves out of range.
Reese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Marsh there.
Reese shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marsh defends it nicely.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reese wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Marsh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reese defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand.
Reese throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reese shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marsh defends it nicely.
Marsh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reese.
Reese pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marsh is out of range and Reese settles back down.
Reese wants to clinch.
Marsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reese counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marsh swivels and escapes.
Reese slips under a jab from Marsh.
Reese fails with the takedown.
Marsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reese tries to avoid it but Marsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reese to the ground. Reese escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reese shoots in looking for a takedown but Marsh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reese's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marsh misses with a few strikes there.
Marsh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reese will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reese is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Reese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kris Marsh.
I think Marsh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Marsh!
Kris Marsh retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Kris Marsh 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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