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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Valeron Huhrera (ranked 2346 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Joe Bailey (ranked 26 p4p, 19 weight class). Bailey has chosen Go Hard Or Go Home as his entrance music. Julio Valeron Huhrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19 - 17 - 1 |
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177 cm
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30 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Valeron Huhrera !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Huhrera .
Huhrera is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huhrera closes the distance and clinches.
Huhrera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bailey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Huhrera has Bailey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bailey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Huhrera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bailey pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Valeron Huhrera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huhrera misses with a takedown attempt
and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huhrera moves into the clinch.
Huhrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Huhrera tries to score a body lock takedown but Bailey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Huhrera has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bailey prevents the takedown attempt.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Huhrera takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huhrera blocking some punches.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the body.
Huhrera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bailey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Huhrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huhrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bailey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Huhrera is looking to clinch.
Huhrera gets the takedown into side control.
Huhrera throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bailey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bailey's face as Huhrera controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera tries to score with some ground and pound. Bailey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Huhrera trying to control the position but Bailey is working away.
Huhrera landing a few strikes.
Bailey parries the strikes from Huhrera easily there. Huhrera is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bailey to escape.
Bailey being controlled for a moment.
Huhrera 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 is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huhrera working away.
Bailey seems a little lost for a moment, as Huhrera dominates the positioning.
Bailey is not content to let Huhrera control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Huhrera .
Huhrera trying to control the position but Bailey is working away.
Bailey trying to remain calm as Huhrera controls from the top position.
Huhrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bailey keeps working.
Huhrera controlling the position.
Huhrera is trying to ground and pound but Bailey uses the momentary lack of control by Huhrera to regain half guard.
Huhrera slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Huhrera is trying to control the action in half guard but Bailey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bailey wants to get back to full guard.
Bailey is refusing to be controlled, as Huhrera sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Huhrera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Huhrera wants to control but Bailey is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huhrera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bailey defending well though.
Bailey won't allow Huhrera to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe 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.
A swing and a miss from Bailey.
Huhrera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Julio Valeron Huhrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bailey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huhrera tightens his grip and picks Bailey up, before dumping him to the ground. Bailey manages to land in guard.
Huhrera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huhrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhrera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Huhrera wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Huhrera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Huhrera works over Bailey with some ground and pound from guard.
Huhrera trying to move into half guard but instead Bailey has managed to sweep!
Huhrera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Julio Valeron Huhrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey pushes Huhrera off looking to stand but Huhrera dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Huhrera .
Still in half guard, Huhrera seems content to control.
Huhrera wants to free his trapped foot but Bailey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera working over Bailey with some ground and pound. Bailey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bailey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Huhrera takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Huhrera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Huhrera wants to work for an arm triangle but Bailey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Huhrera works his way into side control.
Huhrera happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to control but Huhrera postures up.
Bailey pushes Huhrera away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Huhrera gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Huhrera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bailey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Huhrera wants to control but Bailey is keeping him busy.
Huhrera wants to take a breather but Bailey manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Huhrera .
Huhrera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bailey trying to keep a closed guard but Huhrera is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Huhrera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huhrera throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huhrera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Huhrera throwing strikes but missing.
Huhrera trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Bailey keeping full guard, as Huhrera tries to pass.
Huhrera throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huhrera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Huhrera trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Valeron Huhrera dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Huhrera wants to clinch.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huhrera moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Huhrera shoots in and gets a takedown into Bailey's guard.
Huhrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Huhrera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhrera wants to pass the guard but Bailey is keeping the position.
Huhrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Huhrera with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huhrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bailey has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LA Wellness Centre. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Huhrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huhrera is working Bailey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bailey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huhrera .
Huhrera throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey wants to stand and escape but Huhrera is having none of it.
Huhrera looking to sit in guard and control but Bailey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bailey being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey landing with the ground and pound.
Huhrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bailey.
Huhrera trying to keep a closed guard but Bailey is proving a slippery customer.
Huhrera keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bailey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huhrera looking for a sweep. Not yet Huhrera , not yet.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Huhrera is on top in guard.
Bailey wants to stand and escape but Huhrera is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bailey holds on and takes a little breather.
Huhrera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huhrera is looking to pass into half guard but Bailey pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bailey is in guard.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Huhrera keeps moving.
Huhrera controlling the position.
Huhrera wants to sweep but no luck.
Huhrera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bailey manages to get himself to full guard.
Bailey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Huhrera drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bailey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bailey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bailey!
Huhrera is not content to let Bailey control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huhrera stops Bailey from passing to mount.
Bailey is looking to take a break and control but Huhrera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huhrera manages to get back to half guard.
Huhrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Julio Valeron Huhrera .
I think Huhrera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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