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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 2377 p4p, 3920 weight class) and Joe Bailey (ranked 50 p4p, 81 weight class). Aziz comes to the cage accompanied by Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman. Bailey has chosen Go Hard Or Go Home as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jalaluddin Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey misses with a right hand
and Aziz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bailey swinging wildly here.
Aziz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Nice defenses there by Aziz.
Aziz tries a low kick but Bailey avoids it.
Aziz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aziz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Aziz slips under a jab from Bailey.
Bailey tests Aziz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Aziz avoids nicely.
Bailey lunges at Aziz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aziz's hand.
Aziz misses with a body shot.
Aziz digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aziz momentarily.
Aziz throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
It seemed like Bailey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aziz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aziz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Aziz.
Bailey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aziz.
Bailey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bailey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aziz on the side of the head.
Jalaluddin Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aziz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aziz shoots in and gets a takedown into Bailey's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aziz postures up.
Aziz preventing the sweep.
Aziz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bailey being controlled here, momentarily.
Aziz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz throws a big right hand that misses.
Aziz wants to pass the guard but Bailey is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aziz is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Aziz.
It seemed like Bailey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jalaluddin Aziz has been cut.
Aziz drives through and clinches with Bailey against the cage.
Bailey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aziz breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Bailey misses
and Aziz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aziz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aziz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bailey has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Bailey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aziz wants to control but Bailey is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Aziz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aziz is looking to take a break and control but Bailey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aziz swings around for an armbar but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aziz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalaluddin Aziz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jalaluddin Aziz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bailey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aziz.
Nice shot by Aziz.
Aziz has a takedown stuffed.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aziz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aziz slips a straight right by Bailey.
Bailey lands a jab-cross combination.
Aziz shoots in but Bailey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalaluddin Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aziz's head.
Aziz is rocked!
Aziz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Aziz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Aziz shoots in.
Aziz seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aziz shoots in for a takedown but Bailey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
Aziz walks straight into a right hand from Bailey - that's dropped him! Bailey jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Aziz from any more punishment! Aziz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Bailey!
A victorious Joe Bailey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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