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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by SMALL AXE. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Marsh.
Marsh swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone throws a jab when Marsh was well out of range.
Marsh misses with a hook.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Marsh.
Marsh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stone pushes Marsh away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Marsh lands with a nice body punch.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Marsh misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a body kick that stops Marsh in his tracks momentarily.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands a lovely overhand right.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into Marsh's torso.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsh lands a nice shot that snaps Stone's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsh. That snapped Stone's head back.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Stone throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stone throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stone thuds his right hand into Marsh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Marsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marsh 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.
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsh.
Marsh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stone had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marsh lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Marsh throws a shot to the body.
Marsh throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Marsh scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marsh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stone tries to move into range but Marsh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marsh misses with a looping left.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Stone is looking to wear down Marsh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone cracks Marsh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone slips a straight right by Marsh.
Stone is looking to slow Marsh down with leg kicks.
Marsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marsh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stone's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stone is controlling Marsh's posture.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh content to stall in guard here.
Marsh distracts Stone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stone keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Marsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stone 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.
Marsh lands a really nice looking cross but Stone seems unphased.
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone misses with a shot to the body
and Marsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Marsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh passes Stone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Marsh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stone to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stone shrugs it off.
Marsh misses with a head shot.
Marsh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Marsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
Marsh misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Marsh's attempts to control the action.
Marsh punching from mount but Stone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands a big elbow.
Stone can't escape the position.
Marsh avoids the attempt from Stone to control.
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Marsh's attempts to control the action.
Stone tries to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Stone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Randy Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marsh controlling the pace for now.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone tries to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
Marsh misses with a head shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Stone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marsh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Stone wants to control but Marsh is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Marsh throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stone because Marsh loaded up on that one.
Marsh jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stone is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stone and Marsh has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Marsh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stone is avoiding damage well.
Stone is not content to let Marsh control the position.
Marsh tries to advance to mount but Stone denies him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Marsh stalls from top position.
Marsh cracks Stone with a big elbow.
Stone regains half guard, as Marsh was trying to land strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.
Stone moves into full guard.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone pulls Marsh in close to prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone controls Marsh momentarily but Marsh frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marsh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.
Marsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone lands a head kick. Marsh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marsh is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marsh.
Marsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
Marsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stone is positioning himself well to prevent Marsh advancing to mount.
Marsh working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Stone's thigh. Stone counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control the position but Marsh postures up.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Stone just wasn't active enough.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Randy Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Stone throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ben Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Marsh misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Marsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Marsh connects with a nice looking jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh cracks Stone with an open hand slap.
Marsh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marsh is in Stone's guard.
Stone trying to control the position here.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone has Marsh pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Stone just wasn't active enough.
Marsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Stone with a nice cross.
Stone scores with a head kick. Marsh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marsh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stone - the referee stops the clock and Marsh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stone. Marsh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh lands a head shot.
Stone wants to land a leg kick but Marsh is out of range.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Marsh misses the jab.
Marsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook.
Marsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone scores with a push kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marsh.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
Marsh checks a leg kick.
Marsh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marsh is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ben Stone did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Marsh blocks the leg kick.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone throws a hook but Marsh blocks it.
Marsh moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Marsh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsh scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, jab by Marsh - just one landing.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marsh lands with a nice body punch.
Marsh has a takedown stuffed.
Marsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Marsh is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Marsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stone misses with a double jab
and Marsh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marsh postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone controls Marsh momentarily but Marsh frees himself.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Ben Stone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stone lands a nice looking body kick.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Marsh thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marsh misses with a straight right.
Stone walks into a jab.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marsh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Marsh. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marsh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Marsh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone throws a leg kick but Marsh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone lands a lovely overhand right.
Marsh shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marsh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Marsh down.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone slips under a jab from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Marsh takes one on the button.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A cross from Marsh lands.
Marsh lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Marsh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stone.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Marsh slips the punch.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marsh swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ben Stone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Marsh misses its intended target.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
Marsh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stone misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a jab to the body.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Marsh moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsh. That snapped Stone's head back.
Marsh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A lazy left from Marsh finds it's target.
Stone feints and then cracks Marsh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marsh down.
Marsh misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marsh on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marsh is out of range and Stone settles back down.
Marsh misses with the combination.
Marsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marsh avoids a kick to the body.
Marsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marsh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone is trying to control the position but Marsh postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone has control of Marsh's left arm, preventing Marsh from doing any damage.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh advances to half guard.
Marsh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marsh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marsh.
Stone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marsh.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsh.
Marsh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
Stone wants to get back to full guard.
Marsh is keen to just control but Stone is a slippery customer.
Stone is pressing down on Marsh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Stone pulls Marsh in close to his closed guard and prevents Marsh from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Stone just wasn't active enough.
Marsh takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Marsh moves forwards but Stone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marsh throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Marsh persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Marsh counter with a right hand.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsh misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
Marsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone slips a jab from Marsh.
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 Ben Stone.
I think Stone 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Randy Marsh wins by unanimous decision!
Randy Marsh is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Randy Marsh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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