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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bailley (ranked 1620 p4p, 56 weight class) and David Paddington (ranked 1173 p4p, 43 weight class). Paddington has chosen Broken - Next time around as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Bailley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Paddington!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddington throws a good cross that connects.
Paddington misses with a straight right.
Paddington loads up on a big right hand but Bailley slips the punch.
Bailley throws a head kick that misses.
David Paddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paddington scores with a nice strike.
Bailley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paddington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab from Paddington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailley moves out of range as Paddington strikes.
Bailley pushes Paddington away with a front kick.
Paddington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Paddington scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington swings for the body but Bailley moves out of range.
Bailley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Paddington avoids it.
Paddington misses with a left hand
and Bailley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paddington punishes Bailley's body with a nice straight punch.
Paddington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bailley blocks a jab.
Paddington misses the shot to the body.
Bailley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paddington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paddington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailley.
Bailley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marco Bailley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paddington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paddington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bailley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailley moves out of range as Paddington strikes.
Paddington throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paddington throws the left hand but Bailley avoids the punch easily.
As Paddington looks to move away, Bailley throws a big counter combo but Paddington just gets out of the way.
Paddington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bailley misses with a straight right.
Paddington shapes to counter with a head kick.
Paddington misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bailley counter with a right hand.
Paddington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Paddington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Paddington tries to score with some ground and pound. Bailley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bailley struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington lands an elbow.
Paddington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paddington throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bailley is trying to improve his position.
Bailley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Paddington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bailley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Paddington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
An elbow from Paddington crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bailley defending against the ground and pound.
Paddington cracks Bailley with a big elbow.
Bailley can't do much from the bottom here.
Paddington working the ground and pound but Bailley is defending the strikes.
Bailley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bailley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Paddington is controlling him well.
Paddington throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bailley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Paddington is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Paddington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paddington moves into the clinch.
Paddington blocks a body shot from Bailley.
Paddington lands a shot to the body.
Paddington cracks Bailley with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Paddington.
Paddington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Paddington.
Paddington tries a body shot but Bailley blocks it.
Paddington lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bailley.
Bailley tries a body shot but Paddington blocks it.
Paddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailley avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailley.
Paddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paddington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paddington scores with a shot to the side of Bailley's head.
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!
Paddington misses with a punch on the inside.
Paddington blocking some punches.
Bailley working aggressively here.
Paddington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Paddington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailley's elbow.
Paddington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailley moves away from the strike by Paddington.
Paddington throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailley.
Bailley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paddington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailley was well out of range. Poor timing from Paddington.
Paddington closes the distance and clinches.
Bailley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paddington tries a body shot but Bailley blocks it.
Paddington lands a nice uppercut.
Paddington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bailley.
Bailley blocks a body shot from Paddington.
Paddington gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bailley regains guard.
Paddington won't allow Bailley to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paddington throws an elbow that misses. Bailley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paddington's guard. Nice move by Bailley!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paddington looking for a guillotine here but Bailley defends easily.
Bailley wanted to stand there but Paddington had control of the position.
Paddington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paddington working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bailley has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Paddington.
Bailley is trying to control. Paddington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paddington moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paddington throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bailley is looking to stand up but Paddington won't let him.
Bailley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paddington trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paddington clinches with his opponent.
Bailley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paddington pushes Bailley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailley blocks a body shot from Paddington.
Paddington has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bailley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bailley is trying to get back to his feet but Paddington has full control of the position and if anything, Bailley has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Paddington missing with strikes.
Bailley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bailley turns into Paddington and is now in his guard.
Paddington has a closed guard, preventing Bailley from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Paddington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab by Bailley.
Marco Bailley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bailley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Bailley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Paddington avoids it.
Paddington lands a body shot.
Paddington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bailley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paddington.
Paddington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailley moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bailley is looking to counter punch.
Paddington misses with a takedown attempt
and Bailley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paddington takes a swing at Bailley's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailley scores with a sloppy right hand. Paddington should have avoided that one.
Bailley keeps Paddington at a distance using the push kick.
Bailley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paddington momentarily.
Paddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paddington moves into the clinch successfully.
David Paddington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paddington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paddington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailley blocks a body shot from Paddington.
Bailley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paddington backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bailley fails to land.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bailley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailley working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailley working aggressively here.
Bailley has a couple of punches blocked by Paddington.
Bailley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paddington's elbow.
Paddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailley misses with the head strike.
Bailley misses with some punches.
Paddington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bailley backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bailley fails to land.
Paddington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Bailley.
Paddington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paddington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paddington lands with a shot to the body.
Paddington scores with a hook to the body. Bailley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paddington lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington misses with an uppercut. Bailley saw that one coming.
Paddington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bailley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Paddington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paddington passes Bailley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bailley is holding on to half guard well.
David Paddington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bailley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paddington.
Bailley actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bailley is trying to maintain the position but Paddington is very close to passing his half guard.
Paddington is trying to control the action in half guard but Bailley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paddington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paddington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bailley wants to control but Paddington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paddington working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paddington with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Paddington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paddington looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bailley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Paddington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paddington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Paddington!
David Paddington seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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