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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Bailey Sr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Jakke Ruutu. Bailey Sr.'s ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Damian Marley - Road To Zion. Ruutu has chosen 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight as his entrance music. Jakke Ruutu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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174 lbs
34 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kordell Bailey Sr.!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jakke Ruutu!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu swings widly with a right hand
and Bailey Sr. counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bailey Sr. takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Kordell Bailey Sr. has been cut.
Ruutu slips a straight right by Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruutu dips to his left and cracks Bailey Sr. with an uppercut!
Ruutu loads up on a big right hand but Bailey Sr. slips the punch.
Bailey Sr. works the jab nicely.
Bailey Sr. throws a right hand that misses
and Ruutu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bailey Sr. changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruutu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ruutu is looking for a sweep.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the action but Ruutu is working from the bottom.
Ruutu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. wants to control but Ruutu is keeping him busy.
Bailey Sr. lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bailey Sr. is working Ruutu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bailey Sr. wants to control but Ruutu is keeping him busy.
Bailey Sr. in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ruutu is not content to let Bailey Sr. control the position.
Bailey Sr. lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ruutu down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bailey Sr. in side control, throwing shots but Ruutu defends.
Bailey Sr. advances to mount.
Bailey Sr. working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bailey Sr. working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruutu working to try and regain half guard.
Ruutu tries to lock up and control but Bailey Sr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruutu is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bailey Sr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ruutu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bailey Sr. is looking for a kimura but Ruutu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bailey Sr. to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey Sr. is nestled in close to Ruutu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bailey Sr. 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 Sr. working over Ruutu with some ground and pound. Ruutu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ruutu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ruutu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruutu wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruutu controls Bailey Sr. momentarily but Bailey Sr. frees himself.
Bailey Sr. lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bailey Sr. definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bailey Sr. sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bailey Sr. throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruutu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey Sr. throws an elbow that misses. Ruutu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bailey Sr.'s guard. Nice move by Ruutu!
Ruutu is stalling in the full guard.
Bailey Sr. trying to keep a closed guard but Ruutu is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kordell Bailey Sr. dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bailey Sr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruutu is just out of range.
Bailey Sr. uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruutu has time to react.
Ruutu sizes up Bailey Sr. with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Ruutu misses.
Bailey Sr. throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruutu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bailey Sr. tests Ruutu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruutu scores with a jab. Bailey Sr. acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bailey Sr. moves out of range of the body kick from Ruutu.
Bailey Sr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruutu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruutu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bailey Sr. paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey Sr. throws a hook to the side of Ruutu's head but Ruutu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruutu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bailey Sr. shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ruutu is trying to defend but Bailey Sr. finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey Sr. winds up and cracks Ruutu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bailey Sr. slips a nice elbow through Ruutu's hands, connecting with Ruutu's forehead.
Ruutu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bailey Sr. scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bailey Sr. wants to pass to mount but Ruutu is defending the position.
Ruutu wants to get back to full guard.
Bailey Sr. looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ruutu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ruutu is trying to control but can't.
Bailey Sr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruutu can do to turn this around?
Ruutu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bailey Sr. scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. is just content to waste time from the top position. Ruutu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bailey Sr. throws an elbow that misses. Ruutu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bailey Sr.'s guard. Nice move by Ruutu!
Ruutu postures up in Bailey Sr.'s guard and throws a big left but Bailey Sr. blocks it.
Bailey Sr. is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bailey Sr. is on top in guard.
Bailey Sr. being controlled here momentarily.
Ruutu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey Sr. is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. throwing strikes from guard but Ruutu blocks nicely.
Bailey Sr. wants to control from the top but Ruutu keeps moving.
Bailey Sr. with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bailey Sr. content to stall in guard here.
Ruutu keeping moving, preventing Bailey Sr. from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bailey Sr. seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bailey Sr. working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bailey Sr. wants to control from the top but Ruutu keeps moving.
Bailey Sr. passes Ruutu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ruutu is looking to control Bailey Sr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruutu avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey Sr. not doing much here.
Bailey Sr. lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kordell Bailey Sr. dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
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.
Bailey Sr. blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruutu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruutu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bailey Sr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailey Sr. sets himself, and Ruutu steps forward looking for the clinch! Bailey Sr. avoids it this time.
Bailey Sr. walks into a stiff left hand from Ruutu.
Ruutu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruutu ducks under a wild hook from Bailey Sr..
Jakke Ruutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey Sr. misses the target.
Bailey Sr. shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bailey Sr. was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bailey Sr. goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ruutu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bailey Sr.'s guard! Nice work there by Ruutu!
Bailey Sr. has his foot on Ruutu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruutu works his way back into a safe position though.
Bailey Sr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey Sr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kordell Bailey Sr. overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruutu is looking to stand up but Bailey Sr. isn't so interested in that idea.
Ruutu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruutu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruutu looking to control.
Bailey Sr. might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruutu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruutu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bailey Sr. is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruutu has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bailey Sr. stands up over Ruutu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bailey Sr. works over Ruutu with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruutu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruutu keeping moving, preventing Bailey Sr. from controlling successfully.
Ruutu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruutu keeping full guard, as Bailey Sr. tries to pass.
Ruutu controls Bailey Sr. momentarily but Bailey Sr. frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jakke Ruutu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey Sr. changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruutu tries to avoid it but Bailey Sr. manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruutu to the ground. Ruutu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bailey Sr. misses with a right hand
and Ruutu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bailey Sr.. Those never looked like landing.
Jakke Ruutu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey Sr. ducks under a wild hook from Ruutu.
Ruutu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bailey Sr. dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruutu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bailey Sr. moves out of range as Ruutu strikes.
Bailey Sr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruutu.
Ruutu throws a body kick that misses
and Bailey Sr. counters with a two punch combo.
Ruutu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruutu lands a jab to the head.
Bailey Sr. shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ruutu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Ruutu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. is working Ruutu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bailey Sr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruutu kicks Bailey Sr. off and gets to his feet.
Bailey Sr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruutu.
Bailey Sr. uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruutu has time to react.
Ruutu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bailey Sr. looks to land a left hand but Ruutu moved out of range nicely.
Ruutu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Bailey Sr. does no damage.
Bailey Sr. steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruutu.
Bailey Sr. fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruutu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kordell Bailey Sr.. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruutu moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kordell Bailey Sr. did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'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.
Ruutu throws a wild body kick that Bailey Sr. sees coming a mile off.
Kordell Bailey Sr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruutu misses with the combination.
Ruutu looks to land a combination but Bailey Sr. avoids it well.
Bailey Sr.'s corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bailey Sr. duly obliges.
Bailey Sr. darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Ruutu.
Bailey Sr. is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruutu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruutu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey Sr. fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruutu scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey Sr. throws a hook but Ruutu blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. misses with a double jab.
Ruutu misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Ruutu misses.
Bailey Sr. lands with a good body shot.
Bailey Sr. scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bailey Sr. slips under a jab from Ruutu.
Bailey Sr. is looking to counter punch.
Bailey Sr. lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bailey Sr. looks to throw the jab but Ruutu is out of range.
Bailey Sr. moves out of range as Ruutu strikes.
Ruutu throws out a loose jab but Bailey Sr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. digs a good body shot into Ruutu's ribs.
Ruutu lands with a straight right. Bailey Sr. didn't see that one coming.
Ruutu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey Sr..
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey Sr. gets a takedown into half guard.
Bailey Sr. is trying to control. Ruutu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ruutu tries to kick Bailey Sr. off but Bailey Sr. keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ruutu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bailey Sr. is looking to take a break and control but Ruutu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu gets full guard.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but Ruutu is working from the bottom.
Bailey Sr. lands a couple of digs.
Bailey Sr. content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruutu pulls Bailey Sr. in close to prevent any damage.
Ruutu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bailey Sr. manages to get himself to full guard.
Bailey Sr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey Sr., not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. is trying to keep Ruutu in close.
Bailey Sr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruutu manages to get himself to full guard.
Bailey Sr. throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kordell Bailey Sr. had his way with Jakke Ruutu in that round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bailey Sr. shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruutu sprawls well. He's pushed Bailey Sr.'s face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ruutu gets caught flat footed, as Bailey Sr. shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bailey Sr. stopping the sweep attempt from Ruutu.
Ruutu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bailey Sr. is aware though and is defending well.
Ruutu trying to control the position.
Ruutu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruutu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bailey Sr..
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bailey Sr. accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruutu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bailey Sr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruutu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bailey Sr. missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruutu is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ruutu wants to clinch.
Bailey Sr. throws a looping overhand right but Ruutu ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey Sr. shoots for a takedown but Ruutu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruutu clobbers Bailey Sr. with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bailey Sr. lands a right hook to the body.
Ruutu walks into a straight right hand from Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruutu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bailey Sr. throws the left hand but Ruutu avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Ruutu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jakke Ruutu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bailey Sr. drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ruutu follows Bailey Sr. to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakke Ruutu!
Jakke Ruutu is the new welterweight champion!
Jakke Ruutu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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