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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickie Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sayed Fahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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194 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good elbows
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickie Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sayed Fahim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fahim sprawls well initially but Bailey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fahim wants to stand back up but Bailey manages to pass into side control.
Fahim is looking to regain half guard here but Bailey keeps moving and retains side control.
Fahim tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fahim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bailey avoids the attempt from Fahim to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fahim working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey unloading with bombs!
Bailey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bailey landing shots from mount.
Bailey avoids the attempt from Fahim to control.
Bailey really is a fat lump.
Bailey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fahim's face.
Fahim is trying desperately to improve position.
Bailey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey avoids the attempt from Fahim to control.
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 lands a big shot there that rocks Fahim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of 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!
Fahim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fahim is working to get back to half guard.
Fahim keeps trying to improve his position.
Fahim looks winded!
Bailey moves to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bailey connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Fahim to escape the position.
Fahim 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.
Bailey is landing with strikes from the back.
Bailey lands a shot to the head.
Bailey controlling well, preventing Fahim from escaping the position.
Bailey has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Fahim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fahim is trapped and Bailey is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bailey landing with strikes.
Bailey lands with a hammerfist to the side of Fahim's head.
Bailey trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Fahim doesn't escape.
Bailey lands punches and elbows.
Bailey punishes Fahim with strikes from the back mount.
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!
Bailey punches Fahim on the ear.
Bailey lands shots from the back.
Bailey scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickie Bailey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bailey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fahim has his feet on Bailey's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fahim can do to turn this around?
Fahim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bailey sprawls well initially but Fahim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bailey kicks Fahim off and gets back to his feet.
Rickie Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey moves into the clinch.
Fahim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fahim is breathing heavily.
Bailey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fahim has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bailey has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands an elbow.
Bailey is working Fahim over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fahim tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bailey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bailey lands a big shot there that rocks Fahim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fahim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fahim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fahim hang on?
Bailey looking to finish Fahim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fahim!
Bailey landing strikes from the mount and Fahim is in trouble!
Bailey landing strikes from the mount and Fahim is in trouble!
Fahim taking shots to the head.
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!
Fahim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bailey avoids the attempt from Fahim to control.
Fahim can't escape the position.
Bailey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey dominating with strikes here.
Bailey landing punches.
Bailey landing strikes from the mount and Fahim is in trouble!
Bailey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bailey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fahim's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the head.
Bailey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bailey moves to the back position.
Bailey is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bailey gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bailey gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bailey apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey gets a takedown 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!
Fahim taking some punishment here, with Bailey in his half guard.
Bailey lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
Bailey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickie Bailey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fahim pushes Bailey off but Bailey dives into side control.
Fahim tries to improve position but can't.
Bailey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bailey grinds an elbow into Fahim's temple.
Fahim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey working the head and body with strikes.
Bailey scoring with punches from side control.
Bailey looks up at the clock and then as Fahim takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bailey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fahim to see if he's OK.
Bailey working the ground and pound from side control.
Bailey scores with punches from side control.
Bailey lands an elbow.
Fahim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bailey cracks Fahim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bailey landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fahim is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bailey connects with a decent elbow.
Fahim is looking for a sweep.
Fahim takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is chipping away with strikes.
Fahim looks to move to half guard but instead Bailey has passed into mount! Damn!
Bailey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bailey punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey lands a nice shot to the head.
Fahim has given up his back. Will we see Bailey going for some submissions?
Bailey connects with a big shot to the side of Fahim's head.
Bailey lands punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a shot to the head.
Bailey throwing damaging strikes from the back! Fahim could be in trouble here!
Fahim covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bailey lands punches and elbows.
Bailey is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The referee is taking a good look at Fahim as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bailey!
Bailey lands punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bailey connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Fahim to escape the position.
Bailey connects with a big shot to the side of Fahim's head.
Bailey has the hooks in. Fahim is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bailey lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Fahim hold on?!
Bailey slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey scores with punches from the back.
Bailey is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Fahim. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickie Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bailey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickie Bailey!
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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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