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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morton Marshall Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Artison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artison has chosen Death Around the Corner as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Morton Marshall Matthews!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Artison!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch but Artison is avoiding it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Artison has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Artison misses with an uppercut. Marshall Matthews saw that one coming.
Marshall Matthews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Artison.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch there but Artison circles away.
Artison swings widly with a right hand
and Marshall Matthews counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshall Matthews lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Artison misses the target.
Artison shoots in looking for a takedown but Marshall Matthews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Artison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Artison closes the distance and clinches.
Marshall Matthews working Artison over with knees to the body.
Artison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshall Matthews walks away with a smile on his face. Artison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Artison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Artison throws a leg kick but Marshall Matthews sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marshall Matthews ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up.
Marshall Matthews moves into range and clinches up with Artison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artison decides to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Artison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marshall Matthews's guard.
Marshall Matthews seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Marshall Matthews is controlling Artison's posture.
Marshall Matthews keeping full guard, as Artison tries to pass.
Artison stopping the sweep attempt from Marshall Matthews.
Artison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marshall Matthews's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall Matthews keeping control of the position.
Artison works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marshall Matthews because Artison loaded up on that one.
Artison looking to control but Marshall Matthews is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Artison thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Marshall Matthews is desperately trying to improve his position but Artison has a good base and remains in mount.
Marshall Matthews is bucking up trying to escape but Artison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artison is working for a guillotine from mount but Marshall Matthews frees his head quite easily.
Artison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marshall Matthews holds on, trying desperately to control.
Marshall Matthews tries to hold on but Artison postures up.
Marshall Matthews avoids a series of strikes thrown by Artison.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Artison misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Marshall Matthews gets back to half guard.
Artison is working for a submission of some sort.
Marshall Matthews is staying active underneath Artison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews gets full guard.
Marshall Matthews keeping moving, preventing Artison from controlling successfully.
Artison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marshall Matthews is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Artison is aware though and is defending well.
Artison cracks Marshall Matthews with a solid left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshall Matthews controls Artison momentarily but Artison frees himself.
Artison throws a big right hand that misses.
Artison distracts Marshall Matthews with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall Matthews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Artison works over Marshall Matthews with some ground and pound from guard.
Marshall Matthews looking for a sweep. Not yet Marshall Matthews, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Artison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marshall Matthews throws a head kick that Artison semi-blocks.
Artison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up.
Marshall Matthews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marshall Matthews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artison swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall Matthews has Artison pushed against the cage.
Marshall Matthews gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Marshall Matthews prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marshall Matthews lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Artison on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marshall Matthews smiles and moves away.
Artison looks for the body kick but Marshall Matthews saw that one coming.
Marshall Matthews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Artison.
Artison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Artison swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch there but Artison circles away.
Artison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marshall Matthews takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Artison misses with a looping right.
Marshall Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artison was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up but Artison circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artison moves into range and clinches up with Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews avoiding damage.
Marshall Matthews tries to work over Artison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall Matthews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Artison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshall Matthews leaning against his opponent.
Artison swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artison tries to pull guard but Marshall Matthews forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morton Marshall Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Artison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artison blocks an elbow strike from Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Artison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artison throws a lazy right hand but Marshall Matthews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall Matthews moves out of range of the leg kick from Artison.
Morton Marshall Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morton Marshall Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall Matthews fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Artison has closed the distance and engaged Marshall Matthews in a clinch.
Marshall Matthews creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Artison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marshall Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artison taking a breather.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up.
Marshall Matthews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artison misses with an uppercut
and Marshall Matthews makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Artison really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance and pushes Artison back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Marshall Matthews.
Artison content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshall Matthews obliges.
Artison jumps guard but Marshall Matthews stands there with Artison around his waist. Artison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Artison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall Matthews scores with a shoulder strike.
Artison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Artison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall Matthews is pushing Artison up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morton Marshall Matthews has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marshall Matthews lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morton Marshall Matthews dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marshall Matthews scores with a jab to the head.
Artison throws a hook to the side of Marshall Matthews's head but Marshall Matthews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshall Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Artison circles away.
Artison darts in looking for a takedown but Marshall Matthews gets double underhooks and turns Artison into the cage.
Artison is trying to drag Marshall Matthews to the mat but Marshall Matthews just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Artison misses with a body punch.
Artison taking a breather.
Artison tries to score a body lock takedown but Marshall Matthews shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morton Marshall Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Artison.
Nice body punch from Marshall Matthews - that landed with a thud.
Artison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshall Matthews just stands there and leans against the cage.
Artison misses with a punch on the inside.
Artison working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews unloads a knee to the mid-section. Artison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Marshall Matthews - that landed with a thud.
Marshall Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marshall Matthews using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Artison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artison gets control of Marshall Matthews's arms and successfully pulls guard. Artison will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Marshall Matthews won't allow Artison to sweep him here.
Artison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marshall Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Artison is keeping the position for now.
Marshall Matthews wants to control from the top but Artison keeps moving.
Marshall Matthews stands up and waves to Artison to follow him.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch but Artison slips to the side
and Artison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marshall Matthews won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall Matthews is trying to control Artison's posture but Artison avoids it.
Artison postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Marshall Matthews's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marshall Matthews is trying to buck Artison off.
Artison looks up at the clock and then as Marshall Matthews takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Artison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Marshall Matthews is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Artison is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Artison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Artison misses with a head shot.
Artison throwing strikes here but Marshall Matthews is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artison avoids the attempt from Marshall Matthews to control.
Artison throwing strikes here but Marshall Matthews is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Marshall Matthews is looking to get to half guard.
Artison sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Artison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marshall Matthews because Artison loaded up on that one.
Marshall Matthews is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Artison misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Artison looking to control but Marshall Matthews is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Artison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Artison tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marshall Matthews avoids a series of strikes thrown by Artison.
Marshall Matthews wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall Matthews blocking the ground and pound.
Artison misses with a head shot.
Artison lands a big shot there that rocks Marshall Matthews but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artison wants to control the pace but Marshall Matthews is squirming around nicely.
Marshall Matthews is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Artison really dominated that round.
That's time! Marshall Matthews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Artison connects with a crisp jab.
Marshall Matthews on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marshall Matthews is looking to wear down Artison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marshall Matthews throws a head kick that Artison semi-blocks.
Artison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall Matthews.
Artison cracks Marshall Matthews with an open hand slap.
Marshall Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Artison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Artison tries to break free but Marshall Matthews pushes him back against the cage.
Artison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marshall Matthews working Artison over with knees to the body.
Artison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artison has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews trying to land knees to the body.
Marshall Matthews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshall Matthews prevents a takedown attempt there.
Artison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Artison throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall Matthews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artison managing to block the knees to the body from Marshall Matthews.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Artison fails to pull guard.
Morton Marshall Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Artison.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews controlling the action here for a moment.
Marshall Matthews blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Artison is defending well for now.
Marshall Matthews trying to stall but Artison improves his position.
Artison struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall Matthews controls his hands.
Artison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marshall Matthews blocks a body shot from Artison.
Marshall Matthews utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marshall Matthews pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall Matthews has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Artison.
Artison looks to throw a body kick
and Marshall Matthews counters with a nice low kick that buckles Artison's knee momentarily.
Artison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artison has closed the distance and engaged Marshall Matthews in a clinch.
Artison fails to pull guard.
Marshall Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall Matthews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artison breaks from the clinch.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch up but Artison keeps it at a distance.
Morton Marshall Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch up but Artison keeps it at a distance.
Artison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Artison misses the target.
Marshall Matthews avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artison misses with a body shot.
Artison swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews pivots, looking for a leg kick but Artison is out of range and Marshall Matthews settles back down.
Artison misses with a body shot
and Marshall Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artison connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marshall Matthews.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Artison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Artison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James Artison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Artison throws a hook but Marshall Matthews avoids it easily.
Marshall Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Artison circles away.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch.
Marshall Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshall Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
Marshall Matthews looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marshall Matthews moves to clinch but Artison breaks away
and Artison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marshall Matthews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Artison, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artison tries to pull guard but Marshall Matthews won't allow it.
Marshall Matthews creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Artison's defenses.
It looks like James Artison has been cut.
Artison is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews pressing his opponent against the cage.
Artison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshall Matthews to keep the fight standing.
Morton Marshall Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Artison.
Marshall Matthews effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Artison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marshall Matthews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Artison avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marshall Matthews scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch but Artison is avoiding it.
Marshall Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
Artison scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artison has Marshall Matthews pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshall Matthews manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Artison has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marshall Matthews - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Artison has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall Matthews.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artison tries to stall but Marshall Matthews uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marshall Matthews looking to throw knees to the head but Artison is blocking nicely.
Artison looking for a takedown.
Marshall Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Marshall Matthews.
James Artison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marshall Matthews is trying to break free.
Marshall Matthews stalling.
Artison working aggressively here.
Artison avoiding damage as Marshall Matthews throws knees to the body.
Marshall Matthews working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Artison avoids it.
Marshall Matthews tries to throw a body punch but Artison avoids it by throwing Marshall Matthews back against the cage.
Artison is trying to drag Marshall Matthews to the mat but Marshall Matthews just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marshall Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Morton Marshall Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall Matthews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall Matthews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick from Marshall Matthews.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morton Marshall Matthews showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Artison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Artison!
James Artison is the new featherweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James Artison waved his t-shirt featuring Merciless Gladiators's logo in front of the cameras.
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