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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Darko (ranked 531 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Joe Bailey (ranked 11 p4p, 26 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Darko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ominous Drumming. Bailey has chosen Go Hard Or Go Home as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Darko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a big shot that misses.
Darko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailey misses with a left hand
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Bailey slips under a jab from Darko.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Darko's head but Darko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Darko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Darko slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a poor cross that misses
and Darko counters with a low kick, right behind Bailey 's knee.
Bailey throws a hook but Darko blocks it.
Bailey misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bailey.
Bailey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab from Darko.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey throws a hook but Darko blocks it.
Bailey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darko.
Bailey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darko just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey blocks the body kick.
Bailey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darko pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Darko scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darko blocks the elbow strike.
Bailey trying to control the position but instead, Darko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bailey into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Darko.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey stalling in the clinch.
Darko throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Darko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey lands with a light punch inside.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bailey.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Darko.
Darko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bailey smiles and moves away.
Bailey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darko staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bailey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darko throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Bailey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey slips under a jab.
Darko staying out of range there.
Bailey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey lands a jab.
Bailey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey connects with a single shot there.
Bailey ducks right into an uppercut from Darko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
Bailey misses the jab.
Bailey jabs at Darko's body.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey throws a leg kick
and Darko counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Darko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Darko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bailey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bailey gets tackled into the cage by Darko. Darko maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darko.
Bailey working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Bailey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Darko throws a head kick that Bailey semi-blocks.
Bailey misses with a double jab.
Bailey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bailey throws a right hand that misses
and Bailey is countered with a crisp right hand from Darko that sends him to the canvas! Darko follows him to the mat into side control.
Bailey is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey prevents Darko from improving position.
Bailey is still in real trouble! Can Darko finish him?
Darko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bailey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Darko 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.
Bailey gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bailey seems to have recovered his senses.
Darko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bailey is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bailey is now in Darko's guard. A big mistake from Darko there, giving up the dominant position!
Bailey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darko is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
Bailey gets to his feet - Darko follows without any prompting.
Darko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darko throws a good cross that connects.
Bailey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darko on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a lazy body kick
and Darko scores with a counter punch that sends Bailey to the canvas! Darko smells blood - he's punishing Bailey with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bailey has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Darko!
Vlad Darko retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vlad Darko thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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