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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morton Marshall Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Heart of a Champion. A fine choice. 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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149 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Morton Marshall Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Marshall Matthews moves into the clinch.
Marshall Matthews lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie letting Marshall Matthews take a breather here.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall Matthews.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshall Matthews missing with knees to the body.
Marshall Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Morton Marshall Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshall Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Marshall Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch.
Marshall Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Marshall Matthews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marshall Matthews pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshall Matthews has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie avoiding damage as Marshall Matthews throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Marshall Matthews tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tries to work over Marshall Matthews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
A short right from Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Marshall Matthews.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marshall Matthews backwards.
Gracie 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 wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie gets through Marshall Matthews's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marshall Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall Matthews controls the action.
Marshall Matthews with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Marshall Matthews tries to tie him up.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marshall Matthews's efforts to push away.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshall Matthews gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie tries to work over Marshall Matthews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Morton Marshall Matthews has been cut.
Marshall Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall Matthews has double underhooks.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall Matthews.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Marshall Matthews tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie tries to circle away but Marshall Matthews has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marshall Matthews is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marshall Matthews with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshall Matthews trying to land knees to the body.
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 Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Morton Marshall Matthews's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall Matthews lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall Matthews creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall Matthews is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Royce Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall Matthews's elbow.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie avoiding damage as Marshall Matthews throws knees to the body.
Marshall Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshall Matthews avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Marshall Matthews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie 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. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie tries to work over Marshall Matthews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall Matthews moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Marshall Matthews will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie digs a good hook to Marshall Matthews's body.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Marshall Matthews counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morton Marshall Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Morton Marshall Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marshall Matthews. That's going to slow Gracie down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marshall Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marshall Matthews at a distance.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Marshall Matthews lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall Matthews has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshall Matthews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall Matthews connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Marshall Matthews steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marshall Matthews scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall Matthews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Marshall Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Morton Marshall Matthews will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Morton Marshall Matthews's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marshall Matthews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall Matthews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall Matthews moves out of range easily.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall Matthews.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marshall Matthews lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marshall Matthews misses with a double jab.
Royce Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Marshall Matthews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall Matthews.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshall Matthewss head.
Marshall Matthews misses with a knee strike.
Marshall Matthews lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Marshall Matthews moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshall Matthews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Marshall Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Marshall Matthews.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall Matthews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marshall Matthews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Royce Gracie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Morton Marshall Matthews's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marshall Matthews thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up.
Marshall Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Marshall Matthews tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marshall Matthews's waist but Marshall Matthews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Marshall Matthews rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Marshall Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marshall Matthews wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie has Marshall Matthews pressed against the cage, preventing Marshall Matthews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Marshall Matthews.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Marshall Matthews is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshall Matthews avoids it.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Marshall Matthews prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Marshall Matthews keeps him there for the moment.
Marshall Matthews is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Marshall Matthews into the cage.
Marshall Matthews taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Marshall Matthews darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Marshall Matthews darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Marshall Matthews is rocked!
Marshall Matthews looks to clinch
and Gracie scores with a counter punch that sends Marshall Matthews to the canvas! Gracie smells blood - he's punishing Marshall Matthews with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Marshall Matthews has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie retains his bantamweight title!
Royce Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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