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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bacon (ranked 3227 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Diego Farias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 cm 21 153 2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm 25 155 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Big right hand |
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Good wrestler Brawler Experienced |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Bacon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Farias! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bacon scores with a hook to the body. Farias takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Bacon throws a one two combo.
Chris Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Farias jabbing away but nothing is landing. Nice uppercut lands for Bacon. That snapped Farias's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bacon. Bacon lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Bacon. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Farias is defended easily by Bacon. Bacon digs a good hook to Farias's body.
Bacon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Farias shoots in looking for a takedown but Bacon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Farias's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Bacon lands with a right hand. Bacon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farias on the side of the head.
Farias is rocked! Farias looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Farias is still in real trouble! Can Bacon finish him? Farias winds up and cracks Bacon with a swinging punch to the side of the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bacon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Farias seems to have recovered his senses. Bacon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Farias's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Farias's back!
That's one minute gone in the round. Bacon trying to control. Farias just trying to survive but Bacon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Bacon trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Farias doesn't escape. Farias tries to escape but Bacon has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Bacon controls the action. Farias trying to control the action but Bacon just sinks the hooks in. Farias tries to roll but Bacon sticks to his back.
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. Farias is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bacon.
Farias is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Farias trying to control the action but Bacon just sinks the hooks in. Bacon has the hooks in. Farias is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here.
Farias trying to control but not successfully. Bacon controlling the position well here. Farias rolled but Bacon kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bacon is not going to allow Farias to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Good control from Bacon. Farias tries to escape the position.
Farias is still trying to improve position. Bacon has good solid back control here. Bacon controlling well, preventing Farias from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bacon dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Bacon scores with a punch to the head. Bacon lands with a hook. Farias tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Farias shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Bacon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Bacon looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Farias is pushing down on Bacon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bacon is fighting to maintain full guard but Farias has managed to sneak the leg through. Farias thows a huge punch but Bacon dodges it nicely.
Chris Bacon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Farias wants to pass the guard but Bacon is defending well. Farias is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Farias thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bacon's head. Farias seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Bacon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Farias working Bacon over with strikes. Bacon is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Farias is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Farias thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Bacon taking some punishment here, with Farias in his half guard. Bacon wants to control but Farias is keeping busy.
Farias is looking to advance position but Bacon won't allow it. Farias not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Bacon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farias scores with a couple of nice shots. Farias lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Bacon regains full guard. Nicely done. Bacon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Farias postures up and lands a big shot to Bacon's brow. Farias has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Farias is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bacon is rocked! Farias arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Bacon's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diego Farias!
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