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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Andor Kovacs (ranked 1671 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 244 p4p, 468 weight class). Marsden Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 7 Words by Deftones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Andor Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Marsden Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kovacs.
Marsden Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kovacs moves away from the strike by Marsden Jr.
Kovacs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsden Jr.
It looked like Kovacs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marsden Jr.
That kick from Marsden Jr tenderised Kovacs's leg. Kovacs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsden Jr looks to land a left hand but Kovacs moved out of range nicely.
Kovacs slips a jab from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr looks to land a right hand but Kovacs moved out of range.
Kovacs misses with a double jab
letting Marsden Jr counter with a right hand.
Marsden Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kovacs wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovacs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsden Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Marsden Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws a shot from downtown. Kovacs moves away and avoids it.
Marsden Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Marsden Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marsden Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovacs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsden Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovacs moves away.
Marsden Jr is looking to chop away at Kovacs's legs.
Marsden Jr misses with a right hand
and Marsden Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovacs misses with a left hand
and Marsden Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Marsden Jr.
Kovacs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marsden Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kovacs scrambles back to his feet.
Kovacs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovacs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marsden Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kovacs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovacs scores with a decent looking hook.
Marsden Jr works Kovacs's body with a nice hook.
Kovacs slips a jab and a cross from Marsden Jr.
It looked like Kovacs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marsden Jr.
Kovacs throws a shot to the body.
Kovacs throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Marsden Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovacs misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr jabs at Kovacs's body.
Marsden Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Marsden Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marsden Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marsden Jr moves forwards but Kovacs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Marsden Jr lands.
Marsden Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Marsden Jr cracks Kovacs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr slips under a jab from Kovacs.
Jab, jab by Marsden Jr - just one landing.
Kovacs moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsden Jr lands a jab.
Kovacs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Kovacs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr lands a jab to Kovacs's midsection.
The fighters circling - Marsden Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovacs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovacs moves into range and clinches up with Marsden Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovacs.
A head punch on the inside from Kovacs fails to land.
Kovacs tries to work over Marsden Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden Jr.
Kovacs tries to throw a body punch but Marsden Jr avoids it by throwing Kovacs back against the ropes.
Kovacs prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kovacs throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovacs.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
A short left from Kovacs.
Kovacs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsden Jr throws out a loose jab but Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Kovacs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovacs throws a series of punches but Marsden Jr avoids them all with ease.
Kovacs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsden Jr misses with an uppercut. Kovacs saw that one coming.
Kovacs avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kovacs under the eye.
Marsden Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kovacs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr slips a jab and a cross from Kovacs.
Kovacs just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovacs misses with a jab to the body
and Marsden Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovacs was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kovacs is out of range.
Kovacs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marsden Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovacs.
Marsden Jr misses with a low kick as Kovacs jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr moves out of range as Kovacs strikes.
Marsden Jr takes one to the chin there.
Marsden Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marsden Jr pushes Kovacs away with a front kick.
Marsden Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovacs moves away.
It looked like Kovacs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marsden Jr cracks Kovacs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Marsden Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marsden Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kovacs lands a two punch combo.
Kovacs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovacs.
A jab from Kovacs misses.
Kovacs falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Marsden Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Kovacs misses its intended target.
Andor Kovacs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovacs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marsden Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovacs.
Kovacs forces Marsden Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Marsden Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovacs backwards.
Kovacs manages to break the clinch.
Kovacs blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws a body punch but Kovacs moves out of range.
Kovacs slips under a jab.
Marsden Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsden Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovacs throws a leg kick but Marsden Jr moved away.
Kovacs misses with a straight left.
Marsden Jr scores with the left hand. Kovacs knows he should have avoided that one.
Marsden Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsden Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kovacs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovacs avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Marsden Jr moves away
and Marsden Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marsden Jr slips a jab from Kovacs.
Kovacs is looking to clinch.
Marsden Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Marsden Jr throws a jab when Kovacs was well out of range.
Kovacs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovacs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marsden Jr.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden Jr.
Kovacs lunges at Marsden Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marsden Jr's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovacs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kovacs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kovacs misses with a looping right.
Kovacs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsden Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Kovacs's head.
Marsden Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovacs throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marsden Jr with a nice calf kick.
Marsden Jr takes a swing at Kovacs's ribcage but misses.
Kovacs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovacs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Marsden Jr counter with a right hand.
Marsden Jr throws a leg kick but Kovacs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kovacs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsden Jr can pounce on him.
Kovacs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kovacs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kovacs misses with a combination
and Marsden Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr tries to bum rush Kovacs with a series of wild strikes but Kovacs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marsden Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovacs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marsden Jr swings for the body but Kovacs moves out of range.
Kovacs thows a left - swing and a miss!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marsden Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kovacs moves out of range as Marsden Jr strikes.
Kovacs tries to work over Marsden Jr's front leg with a kick but Marsden Jr checks it.
A big right from Marsden Jr misses.
Kovacs throwing a counter right hand but Marsden Jr manages to avoid it.
Kovacs avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
Kovacs misses with an uppercut.
Kovacs tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovacs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marsden Jr jabs Kovacs right on the nose. Kovacs blinks but takes it well.
Kovacs staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Kovacs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kovacs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marsden Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kovacs throws a head kick but Marsden Jr moves out of range.
Marsden Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovacs darts in and clinches Marsden Jr up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacs.
Kovacs tries a body shot but Marsden Jr blocks it.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovacs stalling against the ropes.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovacs.
A short uppercut from Marsden Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Kovacs fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsden Jr.
Andor Kovacs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marsden Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kovacs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Marsden Jr.
Kovacs takes one to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kovacs's hands.
Kovacs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovacs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kovacs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marsden Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovacs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsden Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovacs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A punch combination from Kovacs misses.
Marsden Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marsden Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovacs.
Marsden Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Kovacs misses with a looping left.
Kovacs throws a chopping leg kick but Marsden Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kovacs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marsden Jr connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr connects with a body shot that sends Kovacs's belly button to the back.
Marsden Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovacs checks a leg kick.
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovacs was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Kovacs seems unphased.
Marsden Jr misses with a looping left.
Marsden Jr misses with a double jab.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Marsden Jr moves out of range.
Marsden Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Kovacs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marsden Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marsden Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovacs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden Jr throws out a counter right but Kovacs avoids it with no problem.
Kovacs tries to bum rush Marsden Jr with a series of wild strikes but Marsden Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovacs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marsden Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Kovacs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andor Kovacs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses the shot to the body.
Kovacs throwing a counter right hand but Marsden Jr manages to avoid it.
Kovacs wants to clinch up but Marsden Jr keeps it at a distance.
Marsden Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden Jr misses with a looping right.
Kovacs takes a swing at Marsden Jr's ribcage but misses.
Kovacs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsden Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovacs lands a really nice looking cross but Marsden Jr seems unphased.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab.
Kovacs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Marsden Jr tests Kovacs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovacs looks to land a left hand but Marsden Jr moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr motions for Kovacs to come forward. Marsden Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kovacs fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsden Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Kovacs should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovacs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden Jr.
It looked like Kovacs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marsden Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marsden Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kovacs.
Kovacs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kovacs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marsden Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Marsden Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsden Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Kovacs seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kovacs.
Marsden Jr lands a jab to the head.
Kovacs takes one to the side of the head.
Kovacs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovacs.
Kovacs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marsden Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsden Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsden Jr. That snapped Kovacs's head back.
Kovacs swinging wildly here.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Kovacs misses with a looping left.
Kovacs misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Marsden Jr does it's job there.
No joy there for Kovacs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovacs wants to clinch up but Marsden Jr keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Marsden Jr lands but Kovacs takes it in his stride.
Kovacs throws a low kick, looking for Marsden Jr's leg but Marsden Jr calmly moves out of range.
Marsden Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marsden Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Marsden Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marsden Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Marsden Jr!
Brandon Marsden Jr took some time post fight to say the following; 'I ain't surprised'.
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