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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D Wayne Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Wayne Christopher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D Wayne Christopher!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Christopher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marsh lands a knee to the head.
Christopher is trying to maintain a safe position but Marsh gets an underhook and turns Christopher into the cage.
Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christopher has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Marsh is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Christopher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christopher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marsh is fending him off so far but Christopher persists. Nope, Marsh circles away and we're back to standing.
Christopher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh rushes Christopher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marsh controlling the action here for a moment.
Christopher has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marsh after a bit of a struggle.
Christopher looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marsh.
Christopher tries to pull guard but Marsh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jake Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D Wayne Christopher.
Marsh is pushing Christopher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Marsh for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Marsh.
Christopher is looking to clinch.
Christopher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher keeps the fight on the outside.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up with Christopher, looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes Christopher against the cage but Christopher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh stuffs the takedown.
Christopher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marsh counters by clinching up.
Marsh stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher tries to score a body lock takedown but Marsh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Christopher is working for takedown but Marsh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christopher misses with a takedown
and Marsh counters by clinching up.
Marsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marsh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marsh breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Marsh dominated that round.
That's time! Marsh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Christopher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
Christopher shoots and misses
and Marsh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marsh.
Marsh keeps control of Christopher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Christopher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsh has managed to clinch.
Christopher is breathing heavily.
Christopher has Marsh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marsh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marsh breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marsh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marsh throws a big right hand that misses.
Marsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Christopher on the ground.
Marsh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher is trying to break free.
Marsh landing knees to the head.
Marsh breaks from the clinch.
Christopher wants to clinch.
Marsh instigates a clinch.
Marsh stalling.
Marsh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jake Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D Wayne Christopher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Marsh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Christopher tries for a takedown but Marsh manages to get underhooks.
Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Marsh to work.
Marsh pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to stand and escape but Christopher is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marsh holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Marsh.
Nice cross by Christopher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Marsh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Christopher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marsh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marsh.
Christopher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marsh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marsh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marsh lands an elbow just above Christopher 's eye.
Marsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christopher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marsh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christopher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marsh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jake Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D Wayne Christopher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marsh.
Marsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Christopher fails with a takedown attempt.
Marsh moves into range and clinches up with Christopher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Christopher is trying to drag Marsh to the mat but Marsh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marsh avoiding damage.
D Wayne Christopher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marsh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marsh lands a knee to the head.
Christopher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marsh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Marsh.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Marsh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marsh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Christopher prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher wants a takedown but no success here.
Jake Marsh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marsh tightens his grip and picks Christopher up, before dumping him to the ground. Christopher manages to land in guard.
Marsh wants to get up but he can't break Christopher's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Christopher is retaining full guard.
Marsh postures up and lands a big shot to Christopher's brow.
Christopher will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Marsh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jake Marsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marsh 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Marsh!
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