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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Crewe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Bailey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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267 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Crewe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Bailey!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewe throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Bailey throws a hook but Crewe blocks it.
Bailey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crewe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crewe avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Crewe just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crewe.
Crewe throws a combination that misses
and Bailey counters with a one-two to the body.
Crewe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
Crewe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crewe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bailey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crewe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Bob Bailey has been cut.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crewe breaks the clinch.
Crewe tries to clinch
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
Crewe slips a jab from Bailey.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Crewe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a punch to the head.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bailey counters by clinching up.
Crewe keeps control of Bailey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crewe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bailey has him pressed against the ropes.
Bailey prevents Crewe from breaking the clinch.
Bailey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crewe's efforts to push away.
Crewe breaks from the clinch.
Crewe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bailey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bailey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Crewe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewe works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bailey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bailey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crewe.
Bailey wants to stand and escape but Crewe is having none of it.
Crewe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bailey has control of Crewe's left arm, preventing Crewe from doing any damage.
Bailey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Bailey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bailey is working away from the top position though.
Bailey is looking for a kimura but Crewe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bailey to get the leverage.
Bailey is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bailey trying to control the action but Crewe is working from the bottom.
Crewe tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Crewe is not content to let Bailey control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crewe tries to clinch up
and Bailey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crewe thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crewe.
Crewe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Crewe.
Bailey looks gassed!
Crewe staying out of range there.
Crewe misses with a takedown
and Bailey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crewe is trying to force a seperation but Bailey has the dominant position.
Crewe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crewe looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Crewe tries for a takedown but Bailey manages to get underhooks.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Crewe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crewe looks for the body kick but Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey moves into the clinch successfully.
Crewe manages to break the clinch.
Bailey cracks a nice hook into Crewe's ribs.
Crewe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crewe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bailey is trying to stand.
Crewe seems to be working for a kimura but Bailey defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crewe prevents Bailey from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey moves into full guard.
Crewe landing with the ground and pound.
Bailey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crewe!
Bailey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bailey landing shots from mount.
Bailey content just to control the position here.
Bailey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bailey lands a big shot there that rocks Crewe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewe is looking to get to half guard.
Bailey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crewe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bailey controlling his opponent.
Crewe can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bailey controlling the pace for now.
Crewe wants to control but Bailey is having none of it.
Bailey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crewe hang on?
Bailey controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crewe is desperately trying to improve his position but Bailey has a good base and remains in mount.
Bailey controlling the position easily from mount.
Bailey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Bailey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Crewe is looking to score with low kicks.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bailey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Crewe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crewe blocks an uppercut.
Crewe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crewe fails to pull guard.
Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crewe defending well as Bailey loads up on a big left hand.
Bailey throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crewe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crewe tries to score with a low kick but Bailey moves his leg out of the way.
Bailey connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Crewe slips the punch.
Bailey works the jab nicely.
Crewe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bailey counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bailey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
Bailey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Crewe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crewe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crewe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Bailey pushes off an throws an elbow but Crewe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewe fails with the takedown
and Bailey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Crewe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey jabs Crewe right on the nose. Crewe blinks but takes it well.
Crewe slips a jab and a cross from Bailey.
Bailey drives through and clinches with Crewe against the ropes.
Crewe tries for a takedown but Bailey manages to get underhooks.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Crewe.
Bailey can't break the clinch.
Crewe blocking some punches.
Bailey lands an uppercut.
Crewe takes a shot to the head.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey rushes Crewe and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Crewe.
Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Crewe.
Bailey tries to break the clinch but Crewe is controlling the position.
Crewe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bailey misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Crewe keeps control of Bailey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crewe blocks an uppercut.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Crewe backwards.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crewe backwards.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike.
Bailey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Crewe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bailey takes the fight into the clinch.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Crewe tries to score a body lock takedown but Bailey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crewe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Crewe takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Bailey.
Bob Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crewe is trying to break the clinch but Bailey is controlling him.
Crewe takes a shot to the head.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Crewe blocking some punches.
Crewe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Bailey both land. Nice combination.
Crewe throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bailey to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bailey 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 James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob 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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