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John Marsh (fighter)

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Other names
  
The Bull

Name
  
John Marsh

Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Mixed martial artist

Height
  
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Wins by knockout
  
1

Division
  
Heavyweight



Born
  
September 15, 1970 (age 53) Torrance, California, United States (
1970-09-15
)

Weight
  
222 lb (101 kg; 15.9 st)

Fighting out of
  
Torrance, California, United States

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John Michael Marsh (born September 15, 1970) is a retired American mixed martial artist who has competed for the UFC, Pride Fighting Championships and International Fight League.

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Early life

Marsh competed in both boxing and wrestling in his youth. He started wrestling at age 15 and continued until his junior college cut the program. He began training in boxing afterwards and had a professional bout before switching to MMA as a way to make more money.

Mixed martial arts

Marsh began training with Royce Gracie in 1993 at the Gracie Academy and achieved the rank of black belt in BJJ. He rattled off six straight wins to begin his career, including tournament championships at Extreme Challenge 17 and Rumble in Reno. His first loss came in the semifinals of the SuperBrawl 13 tournament vs. future UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett. That was followed by losses to UFC veterans Jeremy Horn, Vladimir Matyushenko and Ricco Rodriguez. He made his only UFC appearance at UFC 52 vs. Vale Tudo champion Mike Van Arsdale, losing by decision. His last MMA bout came in 2007 at Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia, losing to UFC 6 tournament winner Oleg Taktarov.

Outside MMA

Marsh currently resides in Redondo Beach, California. He now owns Triton MMA Training Center where he teaches MMA.

References

John Marsh (fighter) Wikipedia