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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden's entrance music is Feiticeira by Deftones. A fine choice. Louis has chosen Stand up and Fight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 cm
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170 lbs
26 - 18 - 1 |
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182 cm
33
169 lbs
26 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Marsden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Louis misses with a straight left. Louis moves out of range of the strikes. Marsden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Louis swinging wildly here.
Marsden moves away from the strike by Louis. Louis rushes Marsden and presses him up against the cage. Louis throws a head punch that misses. Marsden misses with a punch to the body.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside. Marsden has hold of one of Louis's legs. Louis is fighting the takedown attempt but Marsden gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Marsden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Louis swivels though and keeps the full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsden is one step ahead there. Marsden is pushing down on Louis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Louis is fighting to maintain full guard but Marsden has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round. Louis is trying is best to control the position here. Marsden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Marsden trying to control the action but Louis is working from the bottom. Louis wants to improve his position but Marsden is controlling well.
Marsden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louis defending well though. Marsden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marsden connects with a nice short shot to Louis's temple. Louis is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Marsden moves nicely into side control. Marsden tries to move into full mount but can't pass Louis's legs. Louis has one of Marsden's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage. Marsden throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Marsden fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marsden throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Louis tries to bench press Marsden off him but Marsden keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marsden trying to control the action but Louis is working from the bottom. Marsden taking a break here but Louis is having none of it and regains half guard. Marsden not landing any meaningful shots this time. Louis is looking to improve his position.
Marsden 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. Marsden is thwarting Louis's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Marsden throws a low kick but Louis avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Louis throws a low kick but Marsden moves out of range easily. Louis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Louis checks a low kick from Marsden. Louis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Marsden drives through and clinches with Louis against the cage.
Marsden pulls guard successfully.
Louis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Marsden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Marsden looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsden, not yet. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Louis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden dominated 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 hook. Marsden defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand. Marsden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Marsden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marsden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Marsden avoids the body shot from Louis.
Louis misses with a wild body shot. Marsden tried to counter with a leg kick but Louis avoided it. Marsden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marsden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Louis. Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marsden doesn't seem bothered though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Marsden misses with a body kick. Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Marsden is looking to counter punch. A leg kick checked by Louis. Louis scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Marsden misses its intended target. Nice takedown defense from Louis. No joy for Marsden on that attempt. Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marsden in his tracks. Louis misses with a looping left. Louis blocks the body kick.
Marsden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Marsden lands with an overhand left. Louis throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range. Louis tries to land a front kick but Marsden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Marsden is looking to counter with head kicks. Louis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The crowd cheers as Louis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marsden doesn't seem phased though. A swing and a miss from Louis. Louis misses with a hook. Marsden ducked under it nicely. Marsden wants to land a leg kick but Louis is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Louis misses with an uppercut. Marsden saw that one coming. Marsden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Marsden closes the distance and pushes Louis back into the cage. Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsden. Marsden lands with a light punch inside. Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden controls his hands.
Marsden cracks Louis with a nice body shot. Marsden lands with a short head shot on the inside. Louis pushes Marsden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Marsden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Marsden blocking some punches.
Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsden backwards. Louis throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marsden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Louis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marsden swinging wildly here.
Louis clobbers Marsden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Marsden takes one on the button. The fight stays on the outside here - Marsden looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Marsden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Marsden misses. Martin Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Louis defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand. A nice inside leg kick there by Louis. That's going to slow Marsden down. A slapping leg kick lands for Marsden.
Marsden scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marsden is defended easily by Louis. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Louis jabs at Marsden's body. Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsden. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Louis lands a jab to the head.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden misses with a leg kick and Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Louis punishes Marsden's body with a nice straight punch. Marsden connects with a body shot that sends Louis's belly button to the back. Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marsden in his tracks. Marsden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Louis. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandon Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Marsden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden misses with a kick to the body.
Marsden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Louis cracks a nice hook into Marsden's ribs. Louis misses with a straight left. Louis takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses. Louis delivers a nice body kick. Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marsden counters with a lovely shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marsden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Louis throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range. Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away. Marsden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Louis avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marsden blocks a head kick by Louis.
Louis misses the shot to the body. Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Louis. Louis lands with a nice body punch. A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target. Marsden quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Louis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marsden - the referee stops the clock and Louis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marsden. Louis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Good exchange - Marsden coming out on top. Louis misses with a body kick. Marsden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Louis napping and manages to drive through into side control! Marsden cracks Louis with a big elbow. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Marsden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louis keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Louis is trying to improve his position. Louis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marsden's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Marsden! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Louis has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brandon Marsden! Post fight, Brandon Marsden stared into the camera and said 'A weakling like you doesn't deserve fists to fight with, now go fade to nothingness!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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