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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morton Marshall Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Morton Marshall Matthews's chin.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Morton Marshall Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson jabs at Marshall Matthews's body.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshall Matthews forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marshall Matthews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson works over Marshall Matthews's head and body with a nice combination.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Marshall Matthews seems unphased.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Marshall Matthews moved out of range.
Marshall Matthews has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marshall Matthews there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Marshall Matthews buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Marshall Matthews avoids them all with ease.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson misses with a hook. Marshall Matthews ducked under it nicely.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson throws a right hand that Marshall Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Marshall Matthews also avoids with ease.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall Matthews manages to avoid it.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Marshall Matthews knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Grant Jackson has been cut.
Marshall Matthews clinches up against the cage.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall Matthews has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Marshall Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Marshall Matthews ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Marshall Matthews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Marshall Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Marshall Matthews has the dominant position.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson tries to circle away but Marshall Matthews has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshall Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshall Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall Matthews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marshall Matthews had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Marshall Matthews's ribs.
Marshall Matthews fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Marshall Matthews slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Marshall Matthews slips a straight right by Jackson.
Marshall Matthews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshall Matthews off the cage and back into rage.
Marshall Matthews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson punishes Marshall Matthews's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Marshall Matthews avoids it well.
Marshall Matthews blocks a jab.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Marshall Matthews counter with a right hand.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall Matthews counters with a head kick.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marshall Matthews slips under a jab from Jackson.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance and clinches.
Marshall Matthews trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Marshall Matthews has the dominant position.
Marshall Matthews lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Marshall Matthews holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marshall Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marshall Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall Matthews misses with a body kick.
Marshall Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Jackson.
Marshall Matthews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall Matthews lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Marshall Matthews avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grant Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grant Jackson's cut.
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.
Marshall Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall Matthews.
Grant Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Marshall Matthews's shoulder, as Marshall Matthews tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall Matthews counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marshall Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Marshall Matthews takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marshall Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Marshall Matthews takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall Matthews moves away.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall Matthews throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Marshall Matthews slips a straight right by Jackson.
Marshall Matthews takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marshall Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Marshall Matthews lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Marshall Matthews counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews takes one to the side of the head.
Marshall Matthews instigates a clinch.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall Matthews is just out of range.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Marshall Matthews avoids them all with ease.
Morton Marshall Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall Matthews.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Marshall Matthews moves into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Marshall Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall Matthews lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall Matthews won't allow it.
Marshall Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall Matthews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Marshall Matthews fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson throws a hook but Marshall Matthews avoids it easily.
Marshall Matthews connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Marshall Matthews! Jackson is out on his feet! Marshall Matthews rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jackson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jackson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morton Marshall Matthews!
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