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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira by Deftones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 32 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marsden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maneno's elbow.
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsden throws a hook but Maneno blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Marsden. Beautiful body shot.
Brandon Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Maneno.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marsden.
Marsden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marsden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Maneno misses.
It looked like Marsden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maneno with a hook.
Marsden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Marsden has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maneno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsden.
Marsden throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maneno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maneno connects with a nice looking jab.
Maneno scores with a shot to the body.
Marsden lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Marsden lands a right hook to the body.
Maneno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marsden has time to react.
Maneno with a nice cross.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Marsden.
Marsden misses with a body punch
and Maneno counters with a nice body shot.
Marsden lands an overhand right.
Marsden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsden misses with a low kick as Maneno jumps back.
Marsden just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden misses with a body punch.
Marsden keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maneno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marsden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marsden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maneno on the side of the head.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maneno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden gets a clinch.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Marsden has him pressed against the cage.
Marsden misses with a body punch.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maneno blocking some punches.
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Maneno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsden can pounce on him.
Marsden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maneno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden tries to clinch there but Maneno circles away.
Marsden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marsden clobbers Maneno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marsden with a jab.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Marsden takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden, as that shot connected.
Maneno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno blocks a leg kick.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Marsden's head but Marsden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marsden wants to clinch.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maneno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsden lands with a good body shot.
Marsden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsden shoots in and gets a takedown into Maneno's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Maneno manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marsden catches Maneno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden thuds a left hand into Maneno's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Maneno lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maneno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marsden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maneno doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brandon Marsden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marsden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marsden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maneno throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden misses with a body kick.
Maneno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsden lands a jab to Maneno's midsection.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Marsden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
Maneno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Marsden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsden feints and then cracks Maneno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maneno down.
Nice shot by Maneno.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Maneno misses the body punch
and Maneno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Maneno misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Marsden looks to throw the jab but Maneno is out of range.
Marsden defending well as Maneno loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno misses with a hook
and Marsden counters with a nice leg kick.
Marsden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maneno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Maneno misses.
Marsden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marsden slips under a jab.
Marsden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the liver by Marsden. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Marsden moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marsden is looking to wear down Maneno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden tries to clinch but Maneno is having none of it.
Maneno slips a jab from Marsden.
Marsden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maneno swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden tries to move into range but Maneno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Marsden. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marsden. That's going to slow Maneno down.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Marsden.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maneno napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marsden fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marsden cracks Maneno with a big right hand but Maneno just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Marsden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marsden creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Maneno sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands a decent elbow from side control.
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 in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maneno is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Marsden trying to control the action but Maneno is working from the bottom.
Marsden throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Maneno 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.
Maneno tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Maneno fending off the submission attempt from Marsden.
Maneno is trying to remain composed but Marsden is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Maneno is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Maneno trying to get back to his feet but Marsden is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Marsden saw that one coming.
Maneno throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsden counters with a thumping low kick.
A clash of legs there as Maneno blocks the low kick.
Marsden moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maneno manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Marsden misses its intended target.
Marsden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marsden throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
Maneno misses with an uppercut
enabling Marsden to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsden lands a body shot.
Marsden has closed the distance and engaged Maneno in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden wants a takedown but no success here.
Marsden fails to pull guard.
Marsden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsden has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maneno tries to break the clinch but Marsden is controlling the position.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Marsden staying out of range there.
Maneno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maneno throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden darts in looking for a takedown but Maneno gets double underhooks and turns Marsden into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maneno misses with a straight right.
Maneno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marsden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Brandon Marsden is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
Marsden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Maneno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden has his takedown stuffed
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
Maneno misses the jab.
Marsden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marsden blocks a jab.
As Maneno backs away, Marsden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maneno swings widly with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maneno's knee momentarily.
Maneno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Marsden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden.
Maneno defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Maneno connects with a right hand. Marsden shakes it off.
Maneno throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a good low kick that Maneno was not able to check.
Marsden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maneno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Marsden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Marsden scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick from Marsden misses.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Marsden lands a leg kick that knocks Maneno off balance momentarily.
Maneno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marsden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marsden misses with a body shot.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Marsden saw that one coming.
Maneno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maneno.
Marsden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maneno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maneno throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden misses with a straight right.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Marsden shoots in but Maneno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maneno! But no joy.
Marsden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marsden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marsden lands a right hook to the body.
Maneno jabs at Marsden's body.
Maneno lands a nice hook to Marsden's body. Marsden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chiku Maneno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsden moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chiku Maneno.
Well Marsden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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