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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 621 p4p, 629 weight class) and Mick Marsden (ranked 87 p4p, 89 weight class). Marsden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brick - Ben Folds Five. On his way into the cage it seems that Arthur King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arthur King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid boxing
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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 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marsden bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Marsden throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King misses with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Marsden lands an overhand right.
Marsden throws a leg kick that is checked
and King counters with a shoot takedown. Marsden fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marsden wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King won't allow Marsden to get back to his feet.
King trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marsden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Marsden lands with a right hand.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Marsden catches King right on the button with a cross.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
King feinted with a counter takedown.
King throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden thumps King with a low kick.
Marsden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
A jab from Marsden misses.
Marsden wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marsden is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Marsden circles away and we're back to standing.
Marsden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Marsden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsden.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Marsden.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marsden napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marsden felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
King is looking to take a break and control but Marsden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is really struggling to control Marsden but he's trying to hold on to the position.
King is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marsden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
King misses with the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by King.
King working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
King has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Marsden wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King landing strikes from the mount.
King working for a guillotine from mount but Marsden is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by King.
King landing punches.
King jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Marsden manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King in side control, throwing shots but Marsden defends.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marsden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King in side control, throwing shots but Marsden defends.
King cracks Marsden with a big elbow.
Marsden being controlled for a moment.
King goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marsden has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for King but great work by Marsden.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsden stands up and beckons King to his feet.
Marsden scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Marsden with the inside leg kick.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden is looking to score with low kicks.
King blocks a head kick by Marsden.
Marsden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Marsden.
Marsden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marsden but Marsden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marsden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mick Marsden will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marsden. Marsden obviously looking to wear him down.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marsden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Marsden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marsden needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Marsden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King misses with a straight right.
King misses with a hook
and Marsden counters with a leg kick.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Marsden tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marsden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsden misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marsden scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marsden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Marsden counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King missing with a left hand there. Marsden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King looks for a takedown but Marsden sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marsden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsden flicks out a counter leg kick but King steps away.
Marsden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Marsden is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King slips under a jab.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King misses with a straight right.
King with a poor takedown
and Marsden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King shoots and misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mick Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marsden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marsden counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from King misses.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marsden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
King goes for a double leg but Marsden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marsden continues to drive forward.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Marsden pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marsden avoids it really well and circles away.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsden counters with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Marsden.
Marsden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King misses with an uppercut
and Marsden counters with an inside leg kick.
King throws a hook but Marsden avoids it easily.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
It seemed like Marsden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marsden scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsden lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Marsden throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King tries to counter with a takedown but Marsden is quick to defend against it.
King misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Marsden finds it's target.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marsden throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King shoots for a takedown but Marsden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden moves away from the strike by King.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Marsden throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsden moves out of range as King strikes.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden throws a fast counter high kick but King manages to duck under it in time.
Marsden throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mick Marsden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by King.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King misses the shot to the body.
King 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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarsden.
Marsden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsden works the jab nicely.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King misses with an uppercut
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsden finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
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!
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marsden explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Marsden tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marsden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marsden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marsden loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King misses with a double jab
and Marsden counters with a head kick.
King fails with the takedown
and Marsden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from King misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Marsden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
King walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a body shot.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a straight left.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marsden's guard.
We've been hearing that King has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Marsden wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King working some strikes from top position.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and King manages to pass to side control.
Marsden looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working Marsden over with strikes.
King trying to control the action but Marsden is working from the bottom.
King throwing shots but Marsden is blocking nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marsden blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Marsden is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden kicks off King and gets to his feet.
King defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
King misses with a hook. Marsden ducked under it nicely.
Marsden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marsden throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King looks to land a right hand but Marsden moved out of range.
Marsden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arthur King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marsden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marsden sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
King winds up and cracks Marsden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marsden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King is keen to just control but Marsden is a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for a kimura but Marsden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marsden's head.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King looks to land a strike but Marsden avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Arthur King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
King trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden, as that shot connected.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
King misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Marsden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marsden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marsden enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marsden manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marsden uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden cracks King with a good jab.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King fails with the takedown
and Marsden counters with a two punch combo.
Marsden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King looks to throw the jab but Marsden is out of range.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marsden as he jumps to the side.
King misses with a hook
enabling Marsden to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marsden.
Marsden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King is rocked!
Marsden connects with the punch.
Mick Marsden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King drives through with a takedown into guard.
King stops Marsden from standing up.
Marsden is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. King presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marsden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marsden blocks an uppercut.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Marsden gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Marsden lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Marsden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marsden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marsden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Marsden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marsden 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Marsden!
After winning the bout, Mick Marsden thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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