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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brand has chosen Russell Brand and Katie Perry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Russell Brand is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Marsden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Russell Brand!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brand wants to clinch up but Marsden keeps it at a distance.
Brand shoots in and drives through. Marsden sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Marsden.
Marsden is looking to slow Brand down with leg kicks.
Brand shoots in looking for a takedown. Marsden tries to sprawl out of it but Brand 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 scores with a one two! Brand had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brand is rocked!
Brand tries to clinch but Marsden moves out of range.
Brand misses with a leg kick
and Marsden counters with a crisp one two that drops Brand! Marsden thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brand to his feet! Brand is in big trouble!
Brand is still on wobbly legs! Can Marsden finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brand attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden sends Brand crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marsden is motioning to the referee to let Brand up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Brand closes the distance but Marsden moves to the side
and Marsden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden is looking to slow Brand down with leg kicks.
Brand seems to have recovered his senses.
Brand looks gassed!
Brand tries to clinch up
and Marsden counters with a low kick, right behind Brand 's knee.
Brand on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Russell Brand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden with a jab.
Oooooh!!! Marsden has knocked Brand down with a huge combo! Marsden steps away and waves a wobbly Brand back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Marsden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. Brand looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brand walks into a stiff left hand from Marsden.
Marsden cracks Brand with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marsden drops Brand with a beautiful combination! Brand stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marsden is looking for the KO!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marsden thuds his shin into the meat of Brand's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marsden.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
Brand takes one on the button.
Marsden throws a nice looking combination but Brand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brand blocks a head kick by Marsden.
Marsden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brand.
Brand fails with the takedown
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Mike Marsden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Brand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brand tries to clinch up
and Marsden counters with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Marsden does no damage.
Brand fails with the takedown
and Marsden counters with a straight right hand.
Marsden scores with a shot to the body.
Marsden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marsden. Marsden obviously looking to wear him down.
Marsden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brand momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden works over Brand's head and body with a nice combination.
Brand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marsden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from Marsden finds it's target.
Marsden scores with a jab to the body.
Brand takes one to the side of the head.
Brand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden to score with a decent uppercut.
Marsden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marsden lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsden scores with a head kick. Brand tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brand shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marsden counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brand fails with the takedown
and Marsden counters with a crisp one two that drops Brand! Marsden thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brand to his feet! Brand is in big trouble!
An inside leg kick lands from Marsden.
Marsden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brand doesn't seem bothered though.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsden lands a leg kick that knocks Brand off balance momentarily.
Brand with a poor takedown
and Marsden counters with a low kick, right behind Brand 's knee.
Brand is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marsden throws a series of strikes that have Brand backpedaling.
Mike Marsden is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brand is breathing heavily.
Marsden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brand wants to clinch but Marsden slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brand's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brand has his takedown stuffed
and Marsden counters with a body kick.
Mike Marsden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Brand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marsden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marsden.
Mike Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden works the jab nicely.
Marsden cracks a nice hook into Brand's ribs.
Nice jab there from Marsden.
Brand takes one on the button.
Mike Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marsden, right into the meat.
Marsden lands a big head kick that sends Brand tumbling to the mat! Marsden takes a step backwards and waves Brand back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Brand moves out of range easily.
Marsden throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marsden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marsden.
Brand darts in trying to clinch
and Marsden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marsden is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab by Marsden.
Brand doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden lands a really nice looking cross but Brand seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brand momentarily.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Brand moves out of range easily.
Brand walks into a stiff left hand from Marsden.
Marsden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brand can do to turn this around?
Marsden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brand. That did some damage!
Brand misses with the body kick
and Marsden counters with a nice uppercut.
Marsden scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Brand misses
and Marsden counters with a one-two to the body.
Brand misses the shot to the body.
Brand shoots in and gets a takedown into Marsden's guard.
Marsden wriggles free and stands up.
Marsden throws a head kick that Brand semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden, as that shot connected.
Brand takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marsden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brand at a distance.
Brand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Marsden. Those never looked like landing.
Brand tries to clinch but Marsden moves away
and Brand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marsden - that will leave a mark!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brand shoots and misses
and Marsden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marsden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brand's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marsden scores with a head kick. Brand tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brand tries to clinch but Marsden moves away
and Marsden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brand misses with a takedown attempt
and Marsden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marsden throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marsden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brand avoids the body shot from Marsden.
Brand misses with a takedown
and Marsden counters with a good low kick that Brand was not able to check.
Marsden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brand misses with a takedown attempt
and Marsden counters with a head kick. That will keep Brand thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mike Marsden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Brand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brand takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marsden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brand. That did some damage!
Brand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brand closes the distance but Marsden moves to the side
and Marsden counters with a nice body kick.
Marsden stalks Brand and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brand's face. Brand staggers backwards, shaken.
Marsden looks to land a combination but Brand avoids it well.
Brand has his takedown stuffed
and Marsden counters with a leg kick.
Marsden cracks Brand with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden scoring well with a low kick there.
Brand takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marsden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Marsden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marsden.
Brand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Marsden coming out on top.
Marsden swinging wildly here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsden.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marsden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Marsden misses.
A shot to the liver by Marsden. Beautiful body shot.
Marsden tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Brand saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marsden!
Brand scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsden throws a leg kick which misses Brand's front leg but catches the back leg as Brand tries to avoid it.
Brand has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marsden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsden throws a head kick but Brand moves out of range.
Brand shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brand tries to clinch but Marsden moves away
and Marsden counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands a head kick!
Marsden misses with a head kick.
Marsden lands a jab.
Brand gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marsden counters with a solid body kick.
Marsden scores with a leg kick.
Brand walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marsden throws a head kick that half lands.
Marsden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brand has his takedown stuffed
and Marsden counters with a body kick that stops Brand in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marsden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brand misses with a takedown
and Marsden counters with a thumping low kick.
Brand tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marsden counters with a low kick, right behind Brand 's knee.
Brand slips a straight right by Marsden.
Brand closes the distance but Marsden moves to the side
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brand tries for a takedown but Marsden circles away easily
and Marsden counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden looks for the body kick but Brand saw that one coming.
Brand is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Marsden lands a head kick. Brand smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brand on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Marsden tenderised Brand's leg. Brand is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brand misses with a leg kick
and Marsden counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden connects with a looping right hand.
Brand tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marsden counters with a good low kick that Brand was not able to check.
Brand misses with a takedown attempt
and Marsden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mike Marsden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Brand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
Some wild striking there from Marsden.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands a head shot.
Brand blocks a head kick by Marsden.
Marsden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brand falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marsden counters with a good low kick that Brand was not able to check.
Marsden jabs Brand right on the nose. Brand blinks but takes it well.
Marsden connects with a solid leg kick.
Brand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Marsden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brand tries to move into range but Marsden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marsden misses with a body kick.
Marsden thuds his shin into the meat of Brand's side.
Marsden scores with a nice right hand.
Marsden looks to land a combination but Brand avoids it well.
Brand has his takedown stuffed
and Marsden counters with a one-two to the body.
Marsden digs a good body shot into Brand's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marsden. That's going to slow Brand down.
Brand with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Marsden counter with a right hand.
Brand tries to clinch
and Marsden counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brand. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden works the jab nicely.
Brand steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marsden. That one must have hurt.
Some wild striking there from Marsden.
Marsden works the jab nicely.
Marsden misses with a looping right.
Brand takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brand wants to clinch
letting Marsden counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden had his way with Russell Brand in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brand tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marsden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marsden scores with a head kick.
Marsden connects with a solid leg kick.
Marsden with a jab.
Brand tries for a takedown but Marsden circles away easily
enabling Marsden to counter with a crisp jab.
Brand throws a leg kick
and Marsden counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marsden loads up on a big right hand but Brand slips the punch.
Brand doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marsden counters with a nice leg kick.
Brand is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brand tries for a takedown but Marsden circles away easily
and Marsden counters with a head kick.
Mike Marsden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Brand.
Marsden misses with a two punch combination.
Marsden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marsden thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brand.
Marsden misses with a head kick.
Brand doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marsden counters with a two punch combo.
Marsden lands a lovely overhand right.
Brand shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand has his takedown stuffed
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsden cracks the inside of Brand's front leg.
Marsden scores with a nice strike.
Brand has his takedown stuffed
and Marsden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marsden catches Brand with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marsden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marsden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marsden scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden thumps Brand with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand shoots and misses
and Marsden counters with a nice body kick.
Marsden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brand has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marsden.
Marsden lands with a slapping head kick.
Brand on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brand crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marsden - the referee stops the clock and Brand gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marsden. Brand manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marsden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brand misses with a takedown attempt
and Marsden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marsden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. Brand looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marsden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marsden throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Marsden.
Brand gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Marsden finds it's target.
Marsden misses with a few strikes there.
Brand shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marsden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brand thinking.
Marsden jabs Brand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brand misses with the body kick
and Marsden counters with a body kick that stops Brand in his tracks momentarily.
Marsden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brand falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marsden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Marsden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marsden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:41
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:41
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Marsden!
Mike Marsden retains his bantamweight title!
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