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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 4431 p4p, 534 weight class) and Craig Flemming (ranked 3016 p4p, 403 weight class). Flemming has chosen AC/DC | Spoilin' For A Fight as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Flemming!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Craig Flemming has been cut.
Flemming pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Flemming counters with a straight right hand.
Marston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flemming missing with a left hand there. Marston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flemming throws a jab when Marston was well out of range.
Marston misses with an uppercut
and Flemming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marston throws a shot from downtown. Flemming moves away and avoids it.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Flemming moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flemming takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flemming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marston tries to clinch there but Flemming circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Flemming misses.
Marston scores with the left hand. Flemming knows he should have avoided that one.
Marston takes the fight into the clinch.
Marston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston scores with a shoulder strike.
Marston lands with a light punch inside.
Marston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flemming lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marston scores with a shot to the side of Flemming's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
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!
Flemming scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flemming is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
Marston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flemming backwards.
Marston blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Marston.
Flemming breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flemming takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flemming throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Flemming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flemming.
Flemming throws a hook but Marston avoids it easily.
Marston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flemming, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Marston on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flemming lands a hook that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
A short left from Marston.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
I was talking to Marston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marston blocks an uppercut.
Flemming is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marston lands a right hand.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Flemming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marston blocks an elbow strike from Flemming.
Flemming wants to get back to striking at distance but Marston won't allow it.
Marston swings wildly with an uppercut but Flemming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flemming tries to break free but Marston pushes him back against the cage.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flemming lands a nice uppercut.
Flemming breaks the clinch.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marston tests Flemming's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flemming has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marston is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Flemming on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marston wants to clinch.
A combination from Flemming does no damage.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flemming takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flemming wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flemming pushes Marston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flemming manages to break the clinch.
Flemming moves out of range of the strikes.
Flemming misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Marston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marston has closed the distance and engaged Flemming in a clinch.
Flemming pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flemming working hard to break the clinch.
Marston working aggressively here.
Flemming misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marston lands a left hand.
Flemming tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flemming backwards.
Marston scores with a shoulder strike.
Marston can't find room to land a body shot as Flemming controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Flemming's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marston looks to throw the jab but Flemming is out of range.
Flemming throws a shot from downtown. Marston moves away and avoids it.
Marston misses with the combination.
Marston moves away from the strike by Flemming.
Flemming waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marston.
John Marston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston tries to clinch there but Flemming circles away.
Flemming looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flemming.
Marston throws an overhand right that lands on Flemming's shoulder, as Flemming tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Flemming! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Flemming, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marston pushes Flemming up against the cage in a clinch.
Marston tries a body shot but Flemming blocks it.
Flemming looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Flemming.
Marston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming lands an elbow just above Marston 's eye.
Marston avoids a wild elbow strike from Flemming.
Flemming is trying to stall.
Marston lands a hook that snaps the head of Flemming backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marston presses Flemming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marston lands a right hand.
Flemming scores with a shoulder strike.
Marston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flemming can do to turn this around?
Marston misses with some punches.
Marston presses Flemming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John Marston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Marston on the inside.
Flemming blocks a body shot from Marston.
A head punch on the inside from Flemming fails to land.
Marston misses with some punches.
Marston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flemmings head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marston blocks a body shot from Flemming.
Marston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flemming tries to break the clinch but Marston is controlling the position.
Flemming lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flemming scores with a shot to the side of Marston's head.
Flemming lands a shoulder strike.
Marston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flemming.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flemming throws an elbow but misses.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Flemming.
Marston misses with some punches.
Flemming's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flemming looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Marston.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flemming can't break the clinch.
Flemming is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Flemming fails to land.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marston lands a hook that snaps the head of Flemming backwards.
Flemming is rocked!
Marston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flemming is still on wobbly legs! Can Marston finish him?
Flemming working hard to break the clinch.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Flemming.
A body shot lands from Marston.
Flemming is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Marston.
Marston blocks a body shot from Flemming.
Flemming seems to have recovered his senses.
Marston lands a left hand.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flemming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flemming pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flemming displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marston throws out the jab.
Flemming looks like he wants to counter punch here.
and Marston counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Flemming! He's just covering up as Marston starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Marston!
John Marston is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking John Marston 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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