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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 1101 p4p, 23149 weight class) and Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 160 p4p, 639 weight class). Marsden Jr comes to the ring accompanied by 7 Words by Deftones. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos is just out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marsden Jr looks to land a combination. Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nu Cuuuuutos has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've been informed that Nu Cuuuuutos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a shoulder strike.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden Jr is leaning against Nu Cuuuuutos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsden Jr digs a right hand underneath Nu Cuuuuutos's ribcage. Nu Cuuuuutos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marsden Jr avoids the elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos, against the ropes.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow just above Marsden Jr 's eye.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos digs a right hand into Marsden Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsden Jr's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr lands an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it misses.
Marsden Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden Jr gets through Nu Cuuuuutos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden Jr dodges an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Nu Cuuuuutos - that landed with a thud.
Nu Cuuuuutos prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nu Cuuuuutos's elbow.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nu Cuuuuutoss head.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr - that landed with a thud.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nu Cuuuuutos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden Jr's elbow.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Marsden Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marsden Jr looks to land a left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range nicely.
Marsden Jr gets a clinch.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Nu Cuuuuutos works on Marsden Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Brandon Marsden Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsden Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Marsden Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside that Marsden Jr shrugs off.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to break the clinch but Marsden Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nu Cuuuuutos's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Marsden Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Marsden Jr with a nice body shot.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nu Cuuuuutos's elbow.
A short left from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the ropes.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the ropes.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Marsden Jr pushes Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marsden Jr is keeping busy.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
A short right from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Nu Cuuuuutos controls the action.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to work over Marsden Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside that Marsden Jr shrugs off.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets through Marsden Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Marsden Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marsden Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsden Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch up.
Nu Cuuuuutos defending well as Marsden Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Nu Cuuuuutos. Beautiful body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to clinch.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nu Cuuuuutos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Marsden Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nu Cuuuuutos on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nu Cuuuuutos just misses with a punch to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos closes the distance and clinches.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it misses.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a right hand.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow that stopped Marsden Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Nu Cuuuuutos is stalling here.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nu Cuuuuutos manages to break the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to bum rush Marsden Jr with a series of wild strikes but Marsden Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos is just out of range.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marsden Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marsden Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
A body shot lands from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to break the clinch but Marsden Jr is controlling him.
Nu Cuuuuutos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden Jr's elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a shot to the head.
Marsden Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Marsden Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marsden Jr pushes Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Brandon Marsden Jr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marsden Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a punch to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks under a wild hook from Marsden Jr.
Brandon Marsden Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the body punch
and Marsden Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marsden Jr connects with a body shot.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsden Jr throws out a loose jab but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a damaging elbow.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Nu Cuuuuutos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a right hand.
Nu Cuuuuutos breaks the clinch.
Marsden Jr defending well as Nu Cuuuuutos loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Marsden Jr misses
enabling Nu Cuuuuutos to counter with a crisp jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
Good shot there by Marsden Jr.
A punch lands to the side of Marsden Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nu Cuuuuutos closes the distance and clinches.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden Jr dodges an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Good body shot from Marsden Jr.
A right hook to the body lands for Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nu Cuuuuutos trying to stall but Marsden Jr improves his position.
Marsden Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Marsden Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Marsden Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsden Jr cracks Nu Cuuuuutos with a nice body shot.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brandon Marsden Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Marsden Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marsden Jr missing with a left hand there. Nu Cuuuuutos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsden Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the side of Nu Cuuuuutos's head but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marsden Jr lands with a right hand.
Marsden Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nu Cuuuuutos digs a right hand into Marsden Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsden Jr's gas tank.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr lands an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr cracks Nu Cuuuuutos with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr pushes Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Marsden Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsden Jr misses with a wild combination.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden Jr lands with a good body shot.
Marsden Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Marsden Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nu Cuuuuutos eats them both and turns towards Marsden Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Marsden Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsden Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Nu Cuuuuutos off the ropes and back into range.
Marsden Jr digs a good hook to Nu Cuuuuutos's body.
Good exchange - Nu Cuuuuutos coming out on top.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a two punch combo.
Marsden Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Marsden Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Marsden Jr avoids the elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Nu Cuuuuutos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Marsden Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marsden Jr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Marsden Jr!
Brandon Marsden Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I ain't surprised'.
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