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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Galaganokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bacon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scissors For Lefty - Softly The Sea Swallows The Sun. The crowd seem to be enjoying Galaganokas's choice of entrance music: Iron Man. Johnny Galaganokas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Galaganokas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galaganokas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bacon tries a head kick but it misses.
Galaganokas wants to clinch up but Bacon keeps it at a distance.
Galaganokas wants to clinch.
Bacon throws a head kick that misses.
Galaganokas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Galaganokas lands an elbow just above Bacon 's eye.
It looks like Matt Bacon has been cut.
Galaganokas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Galaganokas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bacon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bacon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Johnny Galaganokas has been cut.
Galaganokas leaning against his opponent.
Bacon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Galaganokas jumps into guard, dragging Bacon to the mat.
Galaganokas keeping full guard, as Bacon tries to pass.
Bacon chips away with some ground and pound.
Bacon passes into half guard.
Bacon works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Galaganokas, who protects the arm well.
Galaganokas gets back to half guard.
Galaganokas trying to control but Bacon postures up.
Bacon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bacon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Galaganokas is trying to maintain the position but Bacon is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bacon is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Galaganokas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Galaganokas is looking to improve his position.
Bacon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Galaganokas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bacon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bacon's back!
Galaganokas trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I really don't envy Bacon right now.
Galaganokas scores with strikes from the back.
Bacon turns into Galaganokas and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galaganokas looking for a sweep. Not yet Galaganokas, not yet.
Bacon passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Bacon.
Bacon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bacon wants to control but Galaganokas is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bacon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Galaganokas is just riding it out for now. Bacon eventually gives up the hold.
Bacon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bacon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Galaganokas wants to get back to his feet.
Bacon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Galaganokas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Galaganokas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bacon wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bacon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galaganokas wants to clinch up but Bacon keeps it at a distance.
Johnny Galaganokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Galaganokas.
Bacon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bacon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Galaganokas won't be happy with that.
Galaganokas is looking to reverse the position.
Bacon working the ground and pound.
Bacon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bacon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Galaganokas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bacon's guard! Nice work there by Galaganokas!
Galaganokas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Galaganokas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galaganokas looking to sit in guard and control but Bacon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bacon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Galaganokas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bacon has Galaganokas in his guard.
Bacon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Galaganokas escapes and throws Bacon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Galaganokas looking to control but instead Bacon has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galaganokas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Galaganokas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bacon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bacon wants to get back to full guard.
Bacon is working hard here to advance position.
Galaganokas is keen to just control but Bacon is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon looking for submissions off his back.
Galaganokas prevents Bacon from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Galaganokas misses with a takedown attempt
and Bacon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Galaganokas!
Galaganokas is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galaganokas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Galaganokas is breathing heavily.
Bacon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Galaganokas has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Galaganokas!
Bacon trying to control the position.
Matt Bacon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galaganokas gets to his feet - Bacon follows without any prompting.
Galaganokas moves in looking to clinch but Bacon pushes him off.
Galaganokas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Galaganokas wants to clinch up but Bacon keeps it at a distance.
Galaganokas tries to clinch but Bacon moves out of range.
Bacon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Galaganokas!
Bacon goes for an armbar but Galaganokas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Galaganokas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galaganokas content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bacon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Bacon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bacon counters by clinching up.
Bacon tries a knee to the head but Galaganokas blocks it.
Galaganokas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacon.
Galaganokas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bacon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Galaganokas regains guard.
Galaganokas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Galaganokas looking for a guillotine here but Bacon defends easily.
Galaganokas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bacon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galaganokas is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galaganokas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bacon wants to control from the top but Galaganokas keeps moving.
Galaganokas has his foot on Bacon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bacon works his way back into a safe position though.
Galaganokas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bacon trying to control the position from guard on top but Galaganokas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Galaganokas wants to clinch but Bacon slips to the side
and Bacon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Galaganokas has a couple of punches blocked by Bacon.
Galaganokas breaks the clinch.
Galaganokas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bacon counters with a single leg into guard. Galaganokas didn't expect that.
Bacon works over Galaganokas with some ground and pound from guard.
Galaganokas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galaganokas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bacon advances to half guard.
Bacon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Bacon there.
Bacon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bacon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Galaganokas defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon seems to be looking for submissions.
Bacon is stalling here. Galaganokas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bacon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Galaganokas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Galaganokas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bacon is trying to improve his position.
Bacon is trying to control Galaganokas's posture but Galaganokas avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Galaganokas advances to full mount.
Bacon is squirming around, avoiding Galaganokas's attempts to control the action.
Bacon can't escape the position.
Johnny Galaganokas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galaganokas looking to finish with strikes here!
Bacon tries to hold on but Galaganokas postures up.
Matt Bacon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bacon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bacon working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Bacon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bacon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Bacon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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