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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burke comes to the cage accompanied by Manish Boy. 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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183 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
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183 lbs
29 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh throws a hook but Burke blocks it.
Marsh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burke.
Burke throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burke.
Burke fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Burke misses.
Burke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marsh lunges at Burke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burke's hand.
Burke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marsh circles away.
Burke thumps Marsh with a low kick.
Marsh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marsh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burke looking for a sweep. Not yet Burke, not yet.
Marsh trying to control but Burke is working from the bottom.
Burke wants to sweep here but Marsh controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke can't keep his opponent in guard - Marsh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burke tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Marsh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marsh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marsh trying to control from half guard but Burke is working away.
Marsh thows a huge punch but Burke dodges it nicely.
Burke's coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burke is staying active underneath Marsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marsh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke moves into full guard.
Burke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marsh manages to get himself to full guard.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burke.
Marsh managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burke postures up.
Burke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Marsh wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown attempt by Burke or perhaps it was just good defense by Marsh, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a double jab.
Burke throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh scores with a jab to the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marsh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burke regains half guard.
Marsh wants to control but Burke is keeping him busy.
Marsh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Burke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marsh trying to control but Burke is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burke can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh tries to control but Burke wriggling away.
Burke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marsh looking to control but Burke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marsh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marsh trying to control but Burke is having none of it.
Burke is desperately trying to improve his position but Marsh has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick lands there from Burke.
Burke connects with a leg kick. Marsh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marsh throws the left hand but Burke avoids the punch easily.
Burke lands with a thumping leg kick.
James Burke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burke moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
Marsh lands a jab to Burke's midsection.
Burke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burke scoring well with a low kick there.
Burke rushes Marsh and presses him up against the cage.
Burke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burke misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke pulls guard effortlessly.
Marsh preventing the sweep.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Burke is keeping the position.
Marsh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burke is looking for a triangle here but Marsh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Burke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marsh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burke is working hard here to advance position.
Marsh is looking to take a break and control but Burke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marsh lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marsh tries to advance to mount but can't.
Burke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burke trying to control the action but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Marsh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burke wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burke wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burke preventing the sweep.
Burke wants to pass the guard but Marsh is keeping the position.
Burke throws a big right hand that misses.
Burke preventing the sweep.
Marsh controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsh.
Burke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marsh's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marsh.
Marsh gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Burke tries to improve position but can't.
Burke regains half guard.
Marsh trying to mount his opponent but Burke defends it.
Burke is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Marsh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Burke dominated that second round.
That's time! Burke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Burke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marsh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burke gets the takedown into side control.
Burke trying to control the position but Marsh is working away.
Marsh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marsh is not content to let Burke control the position.
Marsh is positioning himself well to prevent Burke advancing to mount.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burke.
Marsh wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burke.
Randy Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burke is looking to take a break and control but Marsh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marsh trying to control here.
Marsh manages to get to full guard.
Burke trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Marsh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burke throws a big right hand that misses.
Burke stands and throws Marsh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marsh regains half guard, as Burke was trying to land strikes.
Marsh is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh trying to hold on to Burke's head to control him but Burke postures up.
Marsh is looking to improve his position.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burke.
Burke trying to pass the guard but Marsh defending well.
Marsh keeping hold of Burke's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh tries to roll over but Burke keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marsh is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burke throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No luck for Marsh with that takedown attempt.
Burke walks into a stiff left hand 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 James Burke.
I think Burke 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Burke!
An out of breath James Burke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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