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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
Bailey darts in and clinches Fairtex up against the cage.
Bailey wants a takedown.
Bailey pushes off an throws an elbow but Fairtex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fairtex is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fairtex prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairtex is keeping busy.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bailey misses with an elbow strike.
Bailey takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Fairtex lands but Bailey takes it in his stride.
It looks like Bob Bailey has been cut.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Fairtex keeps it at a distance.
Fairtex moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Bailey goes down! Can Fairtex finish him!?
Bailey is rocked!
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Fairtex pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bailey is keeping the position for now.
Oh Bailey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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.
Fairtex moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Fairtex looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.
Bailey wants to stand and escape but instead Fairtex has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fairtex wants to get up but he can't break Bailey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fairtex trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Fairtex trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Bailey or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairtex which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fairtex's waist but Fairtex gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bailey off to one side.
Bailey looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fairtex stuffs the takedown attempt from Bailey. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bailey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fairtex does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bailey is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Fairtex has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bailey trying to control from half guard but Fairtex is working away.
Bailey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fairtex defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is working for a kimura but Fairtex is defending it quite comfortably.
Bailey is keen to just control but Fairtex is a slippery customer.
Fairtex blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bailey.
Bailey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fairtex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fairtex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairtex takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bailey scores with a takedown into Fairtex's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex wants to stand but Bailey is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fairtex throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bailey throws a combination. Fairtex tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bailey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fairtex circles away.
Bailey shoots in but no luck this time.
Fairtex misses with the combination.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fairtex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fairtex makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bailey really felt that one!
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bailey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bailey avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Bailey tries to clinch but Fairtex moves away
and Fairtex counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bailey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fairtex counters with a body kick that stops Bailey in his tracks momentarily.
Fairtex lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Fairtex shows good takedown defense.
A head kick by Bailey misses
and Bailey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob Bailey's cut is getting worse.
Bailey shoots in looking for a takedown. Fairtex tries to sprawl out of it but Bailey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fairtex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bailey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fairtex holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Bailey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bailey jabs at Fairtex's body.
Bailey darts in trying to clinch
and Fairtex counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bailey's knee momentarily.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Bailey shoots in but Fairtex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnny Fairtex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bailey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bailey has managed to clinch.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Bailey avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey wants a takedown but no success here.
Bailey drags the fight down to the ground.
Bailey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fairtex manages to get himself to full guard.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Bailey advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Bailey stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey lands a nice forearm strike.
Bailey working the body and head with strikes.
Fairtex is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex prevents Bailey from moving into mount.
Bailey misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bailey working the strikes but Fairtex uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bailey wants to control but Fairtex is keeping him busy.
Bailey trying to mount his opponent but Fairtex defends it.
Bailey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Fairtex is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fairtex tries to kick Bailey off in order to stand up. Bailey Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex looks to move to half guard but instead Bailey has passed into mount! Damn!
Bailey looking for a guillotine from mount but Fairtex is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fairtex really wants to buck Bailey off and get back to his feet.
Fairtex is squirming around, avoiding Bailey's attempts to control the action.
Fairtex is looking to improve his position but Bailey isn't that keen on the idea.
Bailey has control of Fairtex's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fairtex regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Fairtex will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey'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. This is the final round!
Bailey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Fairtex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fairtex takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Bailey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bailey looks for a takedown but Fairtex sprawls well.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fairtex.
Fairtex gets a clinch.
Bailey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fairtex's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey blocks an elbow strike from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fairtex circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Fairtex misses
so Bailey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fairtex is trying to keep Bailey in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fairtex can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fairtex is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey is controlling him.
Bailey works over Fairtex with some ground and pound from guard.
Fairtex controlling the position.
Fairtex is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey has gone for a leg lock! Fairtex slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bailey's guard.
Fairtex is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is trying to control the position but Fairtex postures up.
Bailey wants to sweep but no luck.
Bailey working a defensive guard here.
Fairtex trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bob Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches up with Fairtex, looking for a takedown. Bailey pushes Fairtex against the cage but Fairtex circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex misses with a body shot.
Bailey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fairtex is trying to get back to his feet.
Bailey controlling the position.
Fairtex is trying to control Bailey's posture but Bailey avoids it.
Fairtex is looking to reverse the position.
Fairtex is trying to work for a sweep but Bailey has mounted him!
Fairtex is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to control but Fairtex wriggling away.
Fairtex tries to hold on but Bailey postures up.
Fairtex avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bailey.
Fairtex wants to hold on but Bailey pushes him away.
Bailey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fairtex trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bob Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fairtex manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bailey fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bailey tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Fairtex!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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