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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morton Marshall Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
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142 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Morton Marshall Matthews!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall Matthews moves into the clinch successfully.
Bacon misses with the head strike.
Marshall Matthews using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bacon scores with a shot to the side of Marshall Matthews's head.
Bacon is trying to force a seperation but Marshall Matthews has the dominant position.
Bacon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bacon fails to land.
Marshall Matthews working Bacon over with knees to the body.
A short left from Bacon.
Marshall Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacon working aggressively here.
Marshall Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bacon tries to keep at a distance but Marshall Matthews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marshall Matthews prevents Bacon from breaking the clinch.
Bacon lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall Matthews blocks an uppercut.
Bacon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marshall Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Bacon with a nice cross.
Marshall Matthews darts in and clinches Bacon up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bacon is trying to break the clinch but Marshall Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bacon throws a combination that misses
and Marshall Matthews counters by clinching up.
Marshall Matthews controlling the action here for a moment.
Bacon throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch.
Bacon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bacon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
Bacon misses with a looping right.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up
and Bacon counters with a one-two to the body.
Marshall Matthews buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marshall Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
Bacon throws a right hand that misses
and Marshall Matthews moves into the clinch.
Bacon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacon is trying to force a seperation but Marshall Matthews has the dominant position.
Marshall Matthews blocking some punches.
Bacon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall Matthews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but Bacon moves away
enabling Bacon to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall Matthews moves to clinch but Bacon breaks away
and Bacon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall Matthews gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Bacon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Bacon finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
Marshall Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Bacon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but Bacon moves out of range.
Bacon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshall Matthews throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bacon's head.
Bacon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bacon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bacon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall Matthews's head.
Bacon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bacon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Marshall Matthews avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bacon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bacon lands a jab to the head.
Bacon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marshall Matthews looks to clinch
and Bacon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marshall Matthews counters by moving into the clinch.
Bacon is trying to push Marshall Matthews away but Marshall Matthews has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marshall Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall Matthews takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Marshall Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bacon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bacon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews misses with a combination
and Bacon counters with a left to the body.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bacon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marshall Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bacon lands with a hook. Marshall Matthews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marshall Matthews looks to clinch
and Bacon counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall Matthews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch
and Bacon counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall Matthews defending well as Bacon loads up on a big left hand.
Marshall Matthews misses with a head kick.
Marshall Matthews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Bacon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon throws an off balance right hand
and Marshall Matthews moves into the clinch.
Bacon is trying to break the clinch but Marshall Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Bacon swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshall Matthews throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bacon fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Bacon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bacon misses with a hook
and Marshall Matthews counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bacon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall Matthews working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bacon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bacon counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Bacon circles away.
Bacon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshall Matthews counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marshall Matthews.
Bacon lands with a left to the head.
Bacon scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bacon.
Bacon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshall Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch there but Bacon circles away.
Chris Bacon is winning the standup battle so far.
Bacon lands with a nice body punch.
Marshall Matthews blocks a jab.
Marshall Matthews swings for the body but Bacon moves out of range.
Bacon misses with a straight right.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch but Bacon is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews throws a combination that misses
and Bacon counters with a stiff right hand.
Chris Bacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall Matthews throws a poor cross that misses
and Bacon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bacon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch.
Marshall Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
Bacon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bacon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bacon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch.
Bacon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marshall Matthews has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marshall Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bacon throws a lazy right hand but Marshall Matthews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall Matthews swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bacon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up but Bacon circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacon lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up.
Marshall Matthews pushes Bacon up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshall Matthews lands a nice shot to the body.
Bacon tries to circle away but Marshall Matthews has him pinned against the cage.
Bacon letting Marshall Matthews take a breather here.
Marshall Matthews connects with a knee to the head.
Marshall Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall Matthews looks to clinch
and Marshall Matthews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch.
Marshall Matthews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bacon swings for the body but Marshall Matthews moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but Bacon is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Bacon.
Bacon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marshall Matthews rushes Bacon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews misses with a knee strike.
Marshall Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Marshall Matthews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bacon counters with a left and a right that stings Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up
and Bacon counters with a stiff right hand.
Bacon scores with a three punch combo!
Marshall Matthews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bacon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marshall Matthews in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Bacon.
Bacon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall Matthews.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall Matthews counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall Matthews.
Bacon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bacon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marshall Matthews lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bacon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bacon misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bacon fails to land.
Marshall Matthews is trying to stall.
Marshall Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall Matthews drops his hands momentarily and Bacon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marshall Matthews throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marshall Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bacon.
Bacon scores with a nice head shot.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance but Bacon moves to the side
and Bacon counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon misses with a double jab
and Marshall Matthews counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bacon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bacon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall Matthews takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marshall Matthews throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marshall Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshall Matthews clinches.
Bacon lands a shot to the body.
Bacon throws a head punch that misses.
Bacon is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall Matthews has double underhooks.
Bacon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bacon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacon wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall Matthews won't allow it.
Marshall Matthews prevents Bacon from breaking the clinch.
Marshall Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Bacon swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall Matthews.
A swing and a miss from Bacon.
Bacon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshall Matthews counters with a head kick.
Bacon throws a series of strikes that have Marshall Matthews backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon stalks Marshall Matthews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marshall Matthews's face. Marshall Matthews staggers backwards, shaken.
Marshall Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Bacon moves out of range easily.
Marshall Matthews slips a jab from Bacon.
Bacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marshall Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bacon counters with a series of strikes. Marshall Matthews will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bacon swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall Matthews.
The fighters circling - Bacon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bacon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshall Matthews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marshall Matthews working Bacon over with knees to the body.
Marshall Matthews lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marshall Matthews using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshall Matthews's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bacon tries to break the clinch but Marshall Matthews is controlling the position.
Bacon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch.
Bacon throws a sloppy body shot
and Marshall Matthews makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bacon really felt that one!
Bacon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marshall Matthews momentarily.
Marshall Matthews moves out of range as Bacon strikes.
Bacon avoids the head kick by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bacon.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch.
Marshall Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bacon.
Marshall Matthews throws a head kick but Bacon moves out of range.
Marshall Matthews lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch but Bacon is avoiding it.
Bacon throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall Matthews.
Bacon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bacon cracks Marshall Matthews with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch
and Bacon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bacon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshall Matthews counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marshall Matthews.
Bacon misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bacon trying to stall but Marshall Matthews improves his position.
Bacon wants to break free but Marshall Matthews has control.
Marshall Matthews lands a nice uppercut.
Marshall Matthews scores with a knee to the head.
Bacon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bacon throws a combination that misses
and Marshall Matthews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marshall Matthews tries a knee to the head but Bacon blocks it.
Marshall Matthews slowing the pace effectively.
Bacon misses with the head strike.
Bacon working aggressively here.
Marshall Matthews displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bacon up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bacon.
Bacon tries to break free but Marshall Matthews pushes him back against the cage.
Bacon lands with a short shot to the head.
Morton Marshall Matthews seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bacon working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshall Matthewss head.
Marshall Matthews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bacon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bacon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marshall Matthews counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshall Matthews throws a head kick but Bacon moves out of range.
Marshall Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Bacon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch.
Jab by Bacon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance but Bacon moves to the side
and Marshall Matthews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bacon counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Bacon.
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 James Glass scores the fight for Chris Bacon!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Chris Bacon!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Chris Bacon!
Chris Bacon wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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