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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitchell Hobson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey ducks right into an uppercut from Hobson.
Bailey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bailey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hobson blocks an uppercut.
Bailey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hobson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Hobson misses with some punches.
Hobson lands with a right to the head.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Hobson.
A short right from Hobson on the inside.
Hobson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson lands an uppercut.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Hobson blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
A short right from Hobson on the inside.
Hobson throws a head punch that misses.
Hobson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hobson.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
A short right from Hobson on the inside.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hobson.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Hobson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hobson digs a right hand underneath Bailey's ribcage. Bailey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson lands a shoulder strike.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Hobson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hobson misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hobson.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baileys head.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Hobson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
A right hand to the body from Bailey.
Bailey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson is leaning against Bailey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Hobson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Hobson.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey misses with a two punch combination.
Bailey sets himself, and Hobson steps forward looking for the clinch! Bailey avoids it this time.
Hobson misses with a straight right.
Bailey is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hobson.
Hobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell Hobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hobson wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position.
Hobson has managed to clinch.
Hobson has Bailey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bailey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bailey lands a right hand.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Hobson's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
A short left from Bailey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bailey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bailey moves out of range as Hobson strikes.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Hobson is avoiding it.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hobson moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Hobson swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Hobson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bailey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey forces Hobson back against the cage and clinches.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey cracks Hobson with a nice body shot.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Hobson.
Bailey gets through Hobson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hobson works on Bailey's body with a couple of short punches.
Bailey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hobson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hobson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Hobson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hobson tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Hobson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hobson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hobson tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey tries a body shot but Hobson blocks it.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Hobson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Hobson digs a right hand underneath Bailey's ribcage. Bailey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hobson can do to turn this around?
Hobson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Bailey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Hobson.
Billy Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Hobson.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Hobson avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Hobson tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Hobson blocks an uppercut.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hobson or not.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Hobson tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
Hobson dips to his left and cracks Bailey with an uppercut!
Hobson tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
Bailey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hobson manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
Bailey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hobson manages to circle out of the way.
Hobson punishes Bailey's body with a nice straight punch.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hobson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch but Hobson is having none of it.
Jab by Bailey.
Bailey swats away the attempt to clinch by Hobson.
Hobson rushes Bailey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hobson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Hobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey tries to work over Hobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hobson throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Hobson.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Hobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hobson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bailey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Hobson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Hobson.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hobson tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Hobson drops back down to his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy 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. This is the final round!
Hobson slips under a jab.
Hobson wants to counter with a clinch but Bailey pushes him away.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Hobson throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Bailey scores with a body shot.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Hobson.
Bailey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Hobson.
Bailey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Hobson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hobson lands with an overhand left.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
As Hobson tries to get set, Bailey tries to push him back and clinch up but Hobson manages to avoid the attempt.
Hobson wants to clinch up but Bailey keeps it at a distance.
Bailey is looking to counter the offense by Hobson and move into the clinch.
Hobson lands with a hook. Bailey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey moves into the clinch successfully.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobson's elbow.
Bailey tries a body shot but Hobson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Hobson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bailey stalling against the cage.
Hobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailey's elbow.
Bailey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Hobson.
Hobson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bailey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hobson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobson's elbow.
Mitchell Hobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobson's elbow.
Bailey lands with a light punch inside.
Hobson tries to stall but Bailey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey lands with a left to the head.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Bailey - that landed with a thud.
Hobson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Hobson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Bailey tries to work over Hobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billy Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson throws a head punch that misses.
Hobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hobson misses with the head strike.
Hobson misses with the head strike.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey takes a shot to the head.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hobson cracks Bailey with a good jab.
Hobson moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hobson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bailey, as that shot connected.
Hobson with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bailey is rocked!
Hobson clinches up against the cage.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Bailey.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Billy Bailey!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Billy Bailey!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Billy Bailey!
Billy Bailey wins by unanimous decision!
Billy Bailey made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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