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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 17, 2025 |
#R1#
Jab by Bacon.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Bacon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chris Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Bacon misses with a wild body shot.
Bacon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ford blocks a jab.
Ford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bacon.
Ford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bacon misses with a hook
and Ford counters with a head kick.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Ford moves out of range.
Bacon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford wants to counter the offense by Bacon and move into the clinch position.
Bacon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bacon.
Bacon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bacon misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Bacon throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Bacon sets himself, and Ford steps forward looking for the clinch! Bacon avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Bacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bacon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bacon misses with an uppercut
and Ford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#Bacon is rocked!
Ford ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Bacon's jaw. Bacon's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Ford does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Ford!
After winning the bout, Ed Ford thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 07, 2025 |
#R1#
Bacon blocks a head kick by Hatton.
Hatton ducks under a wild hook from Bacon.
Hatton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bacon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL#
Hatton takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bacon wants to get back to striking at distance but Hatton won't allow it.
Hatton prevents Bacon from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Hatton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bacon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#TD#
Hatton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hatton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hatton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hatton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T1#
Hatton trying to control the position but Bacon is working away.
Bacon tries to bench press Hatton off him but Hatton keeps the position.
Bacon prevents Hatton from improving position.
Bacon is trying to control Hatton's posture but Hatton avoids it.
Hatton is looking to take a break and control but Bacon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hatton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bacon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bacon is looking for a sweep.
Bacon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bacon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bacon prevents Hatton from improving his position.
Bacon wants to take a breather but Hatton is having none of it.
Bacon tries to pass to full mount but Hatton defends it.
Bacon controlling the action here. #T3#
Hatton is in trouble now - Bacon has advanced to mount!
Hatton is trying to reverse the position but instead Bacon has taken his back - oops!
Hatton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hatton is trying to get back to his feet but Bacon has full control of the position and if anything, Hatton has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bacon controlling the position well here. Hatton rolled but Bacon kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
I really don't envy Hatton right now.
#T4#
Hatton is working hard here to advance position.
Hatton trying to control the position but Bacon manages to sink in the hooks.
Bacon controls the action.
Hatton can't escape the position.
Hatton trying to get back to his feet but Bacon is in full control for now.
Bacon avoiding Hatton 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bacon is looking to control Hatton but Hatton is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Bacon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Bacon takes a swing at Hatton's ribcage but misses.
Hatton throws a big counter combination but Bacon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Hatton has closed the distance and engaged Bacon in a clinch.
#BC#
Hatton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Bacon.
Hatton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacon. Hatton does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Hatton clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hatton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hatton has Bacon pressed against the cage, preventing Bacon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Hatton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Hatton closes the distance and pushes Bacon back into the cage.
Bacon wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bacon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hatton fails to pull guard.
Bacon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hatton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Hatton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T1#
Bacon is stalling in the full guard. #ES#
Hatton scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL#
Hatton darts in and clinches Bacon up against the cage.
Bacon misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Hatton drags the fight down to the ground.
Bacon wants to pass the guard but Hatton is keeping the position.
Bacon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bacon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
Hatton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bacon advances position into side control!
Bacon slows the pace down.
Bacon wants to control but Hatton is keeping him busy.
Hatton is looking to regain half guard here but Bacon keeps moving and retains side control.
Ricky Hatton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bacon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T3#
Hatton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bacon happy to just control the position for now.
Hatton is trying to control Bacon's posture but Bacon avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hatton being controlled for a moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Bacon. No joy for Hatton on that attempt.
Hatton misses the jab.
Ricky Hatton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bacon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bacon misses with a looping right.
Bacon connects with a jab.
Bacon lands the left hand.
Bacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bacon.
Bacon misses with a left hand #TD#
and Hatton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hatton.
Bacon has control of Hatton's left arm, preventing Hatton from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatton stands and throws Bacon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Hatton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Hatton dives in for a single leg takedown but Bacon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Bacon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
Hatton pulls guard successfully.
Hatton being controlled here, momentarily.
Hatton controls Bacon momentarily but Bacon frees himself.
Bacon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton tries to improve position but can't. #T1#
Bacon wants to control but Hatton is keeping him busy.
Hatton is trying to get back to half guard.
Bacon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hatton will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bacon tries to stand but Hatton is controlling his head.
Bacon controls the position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hatton is not content to let Bacon control the position.
Hatton seems a little lost for a moment, as Bacon dominates the positioning.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Bacon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hatton doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Bacon misses.
Hatton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hatton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bacon.
Chris Bacon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bacon lands a jab to Hatton's midsection.#T3##CL#
Hatton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hatton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bacon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hatton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bacon looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatton is just out of range.
Hatton throws a head kick that misses.
Bacon throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Hatton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hatton tries to free his leg and advance position but Bacon is retaining full guard.
Hatton is looking to pass into half guard but Bacon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bacon is in guard.#REVB#
Hatton looking for a sweep. Not yet Hatton, not yet.
Bacon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
Hatton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hatton wants to stand but Bacon is controlling the position.
Bacon passes Hatton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Bacon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bacon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chris Bacon! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 29, 2024 |
#R1#
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. #ROC#Farias is rocked!#TD2#
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!#T1#
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.
#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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.#R2#
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. #TD2#
Farias shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #ROC2#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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Bacon works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bacon.
Bacon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brakes tries to clinch up but Bacon circles away and keeps his distance.
Brakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bacon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Brakes has closed the distance and engaged Bacon in a clinch.
Bacon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bacon prevents the takedown attempt.
Bacon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bacon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bacon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bacon scores with a shot to the side of Brakes's head. #ROC#Brakes is rocked!#TD2#
Brakes is trying to trip Bacon. He has hold of a leg but Bacon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brakes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Brakes is still in real trouble! Can Bacon finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brakes stopping the sweep attempt from Bacon.
Brakes seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Bacon working for a triangle but Brakes defends it easily.
Brakes trying to control but Bacon is working from the bottom. #T1#
Brakes preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Bacon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bacon trying to keep a closed guard but Brakes is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brakes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Brakes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bacon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brakes has managed to get both his arms back between Bacon's legs - danger averted.
Brakes is looking to stand up but Bacon won't let him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
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.
Brakes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bacon throws a series of strikes that have Brakes backpedaling.
Bacon connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Bacon.
Nice shot by Bacon.
Brakes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brakes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bacon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brakes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bacon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brakes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bacon catches Brakes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brakes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bacon.
Bacon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Brakes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bacon is pressing down on Brakes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Bacon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bacon is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Bacon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brakes looks winded!
Bacon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bacon continues to stall.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bacon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brakes can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB2#
Brakes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brakes keeping full guard, as Bacon tries to pass.
Bacon trying to control but Brakes is working from the bottom.
Bacon forces his way into half guard.
Brakes is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Bacon seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bacon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Brakes misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Bacon.
Bacon clobbers Brakes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bacon jabs Brakes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bacon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Brakes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacon.
A short right from Bacon.
Bacon presses Brakes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bacon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brakes! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bacon is unloading with more strikes now! Brakes drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Bacon! |
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Event:
3SD 3
Date: Nov 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Bacon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bacon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Bacon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Bacon throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Bacon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Bacon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Bacon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bacon misses with a body shot.
Chris Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bacon.
Lee moves away from the strike by Bacon.
Lee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1#
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Bacon sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chris Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Bacon, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Bacon against the ropes but Bacon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bacon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Bacon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Bacon does no damage. #TD2#
Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bacon to the ground. Lee is now in Bacon's guard.
Lee won't allow Bacon to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Bacon has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lee doesn't defend quickly enough and Bacon has managed to lock this one up! Can Lee escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bacon on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Bacon! |
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