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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Bayless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Distacio Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skip Bayless!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bayless shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Distacio Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Distacio Jr sneaks back into half guard.
Bayless passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Distacio Jr!
Bayless prevents Distacio Jr from getting the reversal.
Bayless lands a big shot there that rocks Distacio Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Distacio Jr tries to reverse the position but Bayless maintains control.
Bayless lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Distacio Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bayless lands a nice shot to the head.
Distacio Jr working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayless avoids the attempt from Distacio Jr to control.
Distacio Jr gets back to half guard.
Bayless perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Distacio Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Distacio Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Ground and pound from Bayless.
Bayless has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bayless is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Distacio Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Distacio Jr.
Bayless forces his way 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!
Bayless is controlling the pace.
Distacio Jr wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayless is thwarting Distacio Jr's attempts to control the position.
Bayless controlling the action here.
Distacio Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bayless is looking to take a break and control but Distacio Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Distacio Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bayless scores with a couple of nice shots.
Distacio Jr is pressing down on Bayless's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bayless passes into half guard.
Bayless is thwarting Distacio Jr's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayless is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Distacio Jr is looking for a sweep. Bayless is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bayless is pressing down on Distacio Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Distacio Jr is holding on for now.
Bayless is keen to just control but Distacio Jr is a slippery customer.
Distacio Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bayless is working away from the top position though.
Distacio Jr is looking for a sweep. Bayless is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Distacio Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Bayless dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Distacio Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Distacio Jr misses with a looping left.
Distacio Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bayless counters with a single leg into guard. Distacio Jr didn't expect that.
Bayless scoring with punches to the head and body.
Distacio Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Bayless is proving a slippery customer.
Bayless controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Distacio Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Distacio Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Distacio Jr looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bayless puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Distacio Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio Jr is not content to let Bayless control the position.
Bayless frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bayless lands a big elbow.
Distacio Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Distacio Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Distacio Jr tries to lock up and control but Bayless gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bayless looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bayless prevents Distacio Jr from getting the reversal.
Skip Bayless has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayless lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bayless trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bayless dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Distacio Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bayless lands with some strikes.
Distacio Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bayless controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr tries to hold on but Bayless pushes him away.
Bayless prevents Distacio Jr from getting the reversal.
Bayless landing strikes from the mount and Distacio Jr is in trouble!
Bayless unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bayless cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bayless pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Distacio Jr is rocked!
Bayless raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Distacio Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayless postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Distacio Jr bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bayless and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skip Bayless!
After the fight, Skip Bayless was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Harry Distacio Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Hi Mom!'.
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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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