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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickie Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Eastwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clint Eastwood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickie Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Eastwood!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastwood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Eastwood.
Eastwood jumps into guard, dragging Bailey to the mat.
Eastwood trying to keep a closed guard but Bailey is proving a slippery customer.
Bailey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Eastwood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Eastwood throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Eastwood.
Bailey stands up over Eastwood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bailey works over Eastwood with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eastwood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bailey scoring with some ground and pound.
Eastwood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Eastwood working a defensive guard here.
Eastwood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bailey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eastwood's head.
Eastwood looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bailey passes into side control.
Eastwood is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood wants to control but Bailey postures up.
Bailey is putting a hurting on Eastwood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bailey has control of an arm but Eastwood manages to advance to Bailey's back!
Eastwood missing with punches from the back.
Bailey wants to escape the position.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet.
Eastwood tries to keep control of the position but Bailey is staying busy.
Eastwood working for a choke but Bailey is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet.
Bailey trying to control the hands but Eastwood won't let him.
Eastwood is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bailey fending off the submission attempt from Eastwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bailey trying to control the hands but Eastwood breaks the grip.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.
Eastwood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bailey trying to control the hands but Eastwood breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Eastwood dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eastwood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bailey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eastwood trying to move into half guard but instead Bailey has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eastwood trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bailey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bailey is in close to Eastwood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bailey stands up over Eastwood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eastwood 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.
Eastwood is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastwood keeps trying to improve his position.
Eastwood is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey stops Eastwood from standing up.
Bailey stands up over Eastwood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bailey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Eastwood trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bailey lands a couple of elbows.
Bailey is working Eastwood over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Eastwood.
Eastwood is trying to keep Bailey in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bailey looks for the body kick but Eastwood saw that one coming.
Eastwood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Bailey rushes Eastwood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eastwood avoids the elbow strike from Bailey, against the cage.
Eastwood pulls Bailey into guard.
Eastwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey won't allow Eastwood to sweep him here.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eastwood throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bailey uses it to pass to side control.
Eastwood tries to improve position but can't.
Bailey lands a nice forearm strike.
Eastwood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bailey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bailey working Eastwood over with strikes.
Rickie Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eastwood is pressing down on Bailey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eastwood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bailey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eastwood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eastwood is striking from the bottom but Bailey uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey prevents Eastwood from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickie Bailey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eastwood closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Eastwood lands in his opponent's guard.
Bailey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bailey or perhaps it was just good defense by Eastwood, which made it look bad.
Clint Eastwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eastwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eastwood feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bailey.
Eastwood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Bailey is not content to let Eastwood control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastwood wants to free his trapped foot but Bailey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bailey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Eastwood.
Bailey has Eastwood pulled in close to control his posture.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet but Eastwood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Eastwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Eastwood instigates a clinch.
Eastwood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eastwood is stalling here.
Eastwood successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eastwood's head.
Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bailey throwing strikes from guard but Eastwood blocks nicely.
Eastwood is adopting a defensive guard.
Bailey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eastwood is trying to keep Bailey in close.
Bailey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eastwood's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Bailey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Eastwood.
Eastwood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bailey manages to get himself to full guard.
Bailey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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 Rickie Bailey.
Well Bailey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rickie Bailey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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