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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Sugarol will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Marsh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sugarol!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Marsh lands but Sugarol takes it in his stride.
Marsh throws a leg kick but Sugarol moved away.
Sugarol throws a series of punches but Marsh avoids them all with ease.
Marsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sugarol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sugarol.
Sugarol looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
Sugarol throws a good cross that connects.
Marsh forces Sugarol back against the cage and clinches.
Sugarol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sugarol misses with the head strike.
Sugarol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sugarol.
Sugarol blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh looking for a takedown.
Sugarol misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Sugarol controls his hands.
Sugarol lands a left hand.
Sugarol lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sugarol is pressed up against the cage. Marsh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sugarol down to the mat. Sugarol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sugarol connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marsh momentarily.
Marsh wants to land a leg kick but Sugarol is out of range.
Marsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sugarol.
Sugarol defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marsh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sammy Sugarol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh gets tackled into the cage by Sugarol. Sugarol maintains the clinch.
Marsh misses with a body punch.
Sugarol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sugarol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh prevents a body shot from Sugarol.
Sugarol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Sugarol blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh tries to throw a body punch but Sugarol avoids it by throwing Marsh back against the cage.
Sugarol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh lands a left hand.
Marsh lands a body shot.
Sugarol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Sugarol controls the action.
Sugarol misses with some punches.
Sugarol misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarol.
Marsh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sugarol clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Can Sugarol hold on?! Marsh is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Marsh 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.
Sugarol wants to control his opponent's hands but Marsh gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is punishing Sugarol with some ground and pound.
Sugarol is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Marsh off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Sugarol covering up well under a series of strikes from Marsh.
Sugarol rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh is pressing down on Sugarol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sugarol is holding on for now.
Sugarol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marsh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marsh's back!
You can see the frustration on Marsh's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Marsh trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sugarol controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sugarol not allowing Marsh to control his hands.
Marsh manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sugarol's guard. Nice work there by Marsh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sugarol looking to control.
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 Kris Marsh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sugarol throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sugarol.
Marsh connects with a leg kick. Sugarol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horrible takedown by Marsh or perhaps it was just good defense by Sugarol which made him look bad.
Sugarol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Sugarol.
Sugarol might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marsh blocks a jab.
Marsh slips under a jab from Sugarol.
Marsh staying out of range there.
Sugarol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sugarol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sugarol quickly recovers to half guard.
Sugarol trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh trying to control the action but Sugarol is working from the bottom.
Sugarol works his way to full guard. Good work.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Sugarol is retaining full guard.
Marsh lands a couple of elbows.
Sugarol pushes Marsh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sugarol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sugarol throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsh.
Sugarol misses the jab.
Sugarol throws a shot from downtown. Marsh moves away and avoids it.
Marsh moves forwards but Sugarol connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marsh tries to clinch but Sugarol is having none of it.
Sammy Sugarol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries to clinch but Sugarol is having none of it.
Jab from Sugarol.
Marsh slips under a jab from Sugarol.
Sugarol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Sugarol misses with a looping right.
Marsh is looking to clinch but Sugarol is avoiding it.
Sugarol throws a series of punches but Marsh moves out of range.
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!
Marsh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sugarol.
Sugarol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sugarol's waist but Sugarol gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marsh off to one side.
Marsh throws a push kick but Sugarol slaps the foot to one side.
Sugarol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh cracks the inside of Sugarol's front leg.
Sugarol is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marsh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sugarol misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Sugarol misses its intended target.
A left and a right from Sugarol both land. Nice combination.
Marsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Sugarol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Sugarol.
Sugarol throws a series of punches but Marsh avoids them all with ease.
Sugarol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
That kick from Marsh tenderised Sugarol's leg. Sugarol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sugarol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marsh circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a shot to the body.
Marsh tries to clinch there but Sugarol circles away.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sugarol lands a nice hook to Marsh's body. Marsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sugarol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marsh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sugarol checks a low kick from Marsh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sugarol throws a right and a left that Marsh avoids nicely.
Sugarol thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sugarol scores with a jab to the head.
Sugarol throws a jab when Marsh was well out of range.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Sugarol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sugarol misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Marsh shoots in and drives through. Sugarol sprawls well.
Marsh motions for Sugarol to come forward. Marsh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sugarol misses with a body shot.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Sugarol.
Sugarol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh tried to score with a low kick but Sugarol checks it.
Marsh takes the fight into the clinch.
Sugarol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sugarol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Sugarol controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sugarol.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarol.
Sugarol misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarol scores with a shoulder strike.
Sugarol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Marsh.
Marsh takes a shot to the head.
Marsh prevents a body shot from Sugarol.
Marsh lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Sugarol.
Good body shot from Sugarol.
Sugarol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Sugarol on the inside.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh misses with the head strike.
Marsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sugarol is defending well for now.
Marsh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sugarol gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sugarol comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sugarol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sugarol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sugarol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sugarol throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sugarol.
Sugarol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Sugarol controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarol.
Sugarol has a couple of punches blocked by Marsh.
Sugarol wants to break free but Marsh has control.
Sugarol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sugarol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sugarol blocks a body shot from Marsh.
Sugarol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sugarol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sugarol lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sugarol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sugarol swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Sugarol.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Marsh tries a body shot but Sugarol blocks it.
A short left from Marsh.
Sugarol swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarol.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sugarol.
Sugarol blocks a body shot from Marsh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarol.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sugarol.
Marsh tries a body shot but Sugarol blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Sugarol controls the action.
Sugarol working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sugarol throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh.
Marsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sugarol prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marsh tightens his grip and picks Sugarol up, before dumping him to the ground. Sugarol manages to land in guard.
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!
Sugarol manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sugarol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh shoots in but Sugarol avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sugarol looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
Sugarol jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Sugarol really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sugarol misses with a hook.
Sugarol works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sugarol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Sugarol lands with a hook. Marsh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Sugarol.
Sugarol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sugarol works the jab nicely.
Marsh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sugarol misses with a combination
and Marsh counters with a nice leg kick.
Sugarol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh gets the takedown into side control.
Marsh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Marsh scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marsh working away.
Sugarol parries the strikes from Marsh easily there. Marsh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sugarol to escape.
Sugarol pushes Marsh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marsh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marsh wants to control but Sugarol is keeping him busy.
Marsh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Sugarol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sugarol taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sugarol is not content to let Marsh control the position.
Sugarol wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sugarol is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marsh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh lands an elbow.
Sugarol gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sugarol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sugarol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marsh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sugarol doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marsh.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol is trying to stand back up but Marsh is controlling him
Marsh is thwarting Sugarol's attempts to control the position.
Sugarol tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Sugarol wants to stand back up but Marsh manages to pass into side control.
Marsh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marsh trying to control the position but Sugarol is working away.
Sugarol struggling a bit here.
Marsh grinds an elbow into Sugarol's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marsh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marsh cracks Sugarol with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sugarol is rocked!
Marsh cracks Sugarol with a big elbow.
Sugarol is still in real trouble! Can Marsh finish him?
Marsh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marsh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh tries for a kimura but Sugarol is defending well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Marsh in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sugarol looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Marsh turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Marsh!
Kris Marsh retains his featherweight title!
Kris Marsh took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, PRIME DESIGNS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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