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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Mike (ranked 1396 p4p, 812 weight class) and Jayden Marsh (ranked 177 p4p, 104 weight class). Marsh has chosen Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond 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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8 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayden Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Mike has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marsh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh is leaning against Mike and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marsh lands a nice uppercut.
Marsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marsh throws a head punch that misses.
Mike controlling the action here for a moment.
Marsh misses with a body punch.
Mike definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Mike's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsh is leaning against Mike and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsh misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike blocks a body shot from Marsh.
Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mike prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Marsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Mike scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mike.
Mike pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mike.
Marsh misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Marsh fails to land.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Mike stalling against the cage.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike slows down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Marsh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Marsh misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Marsh fails to land.
Marsh cracks Mike with a nice body shot.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Marsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Mike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
A shot in the inside from Mike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike blocks a body shot from Marsh.
Mike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Mike.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Marsh lands a nice uppercut.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Marsh lands a nice uppercut.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
A short uppercut from Mike.
Mike is stalling here.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mike controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Marsh.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Mike.
Marsh misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mike manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mike stalling.
Marsh tries a body shot but Mike blocks it.
Mike slowing the pace effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Marsh fails to land.
Mike struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
Mike stalling against the cage.
Marsh tries to throw a body punch but Mike avoids it by throwing Marsh back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Marsh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marsh gets tackled into the cage by Mike. Mike maintains the clinch.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Mike displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marsh up against the cage.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
A hook to the body from Marsh.
Mike blocking some punches.
Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Mike controls the action.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Mike.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Mike controls the action.
Mike controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Marsh.
Marsh lands a body punch.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Marsh.
Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Marsh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mike.
Marsh scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Mike.
Mike displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marsh up against the cage.
Marsh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marsh up against the cage.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike blocking some punches.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
A short right from Mike.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marsh fails to land.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mike taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mike holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Mike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsh being controlled against the cage.
Jayden Marsh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mike is stalling here.
Marsh works on Mike's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Mike will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marsh up against the cage.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Marsh tries to work over Mike's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Mike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mike 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.
Mike prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mike prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marsh up against the cage.
Marsh misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Mike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Mike controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mike tries to clinch up.
Mike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh avoids the head kick by Mike.
Marsh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mike loads up on a big right hand but Marsh slips the punch.
Mike ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Crazy Mike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike staying out of range there.
Mike throws a quick counter head kick but Marsh was just out of range.
Marsh needs to keep his hands up - Mike had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh swings for the body but Mike moves out of range.
Mike seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mike ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
The fighters circling - Marsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike moves away from the strike by Marsh.
An attempted straight right counter from Mike misses the target.
Mike drives through and clinches with Marsh against the cage.
Mike's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mike lands an uppercut.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Mike scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mike lands a nice uppercut.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Mike prevents a body shot from Marsh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mike - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mike lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Marsh fails to land.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mike controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Mike fails to land.
Good body shot from Mike.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Mike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mike lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mike.
Marsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh lands a left hand.
Mike is rocked!
Marsh creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mike with a big uppercut! Mike tries to clinch up but Marsh pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mike to the mat! Mike covers up and Marsh unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jayden Marsh!
A relieved looking Jayden 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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