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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Bailey Jr (ranked 24558 p4p, 5441 weight class) and JuJu Smoosh (ranked 681 p4p, 590 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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177 cm 26 191 0 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm 19 189 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Heavy handed |
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Bailey Jr ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JuJu Smoosh! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smoosh looks for the body kick but Bailey Jr saw that one coming. Bailey Jr misses with the combination.
Smoosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey Jr throws out the jab. Bailey Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smoosh moves away. Smoosh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bailey Jr as he avoids it easily. Smoosh clinches up against the cage. Smoosh breaks the clinch.
Bailey Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smoosh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. And Smoosh responds with a good body kick, but Bailey Jr manages to step out the way in time. Smoosh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smoosh staying out of range there. Some bone on bone action there as Smoosh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Bailey Jr throws a low kick but Smoosh avoids it. Smoosh shoots in for a takedown but Bailey Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Bailey Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Dean Bailey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JuJu Smoosh. Bailey Jr tries to land a leg kick but Smoosh saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bailey Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smoosh tries to counter with a clinch but Bailey Jr shakes him off and moves away. Bailey Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smoosh moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Smoosh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Smoosh dives in for a single leg takedown but Bailey Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Bailey Jr throws a right and a left that Smoosh avoids nicely. Bailey Jr throws a low kick, looking for Smoosh's leg but Smoosh calmly moves out of range. Smoosh goes for a double leg but Bailey Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bailey Jr continues to drive forward. Smoosh fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Bailey Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Bailey Jr misses. Bailey Jr tries to land a leg kick but Smoosh saw it coming and moves away.
Smoosh feints the counter takedown. Dean Bailey Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bailey Jr digs a good body shot into Smoosh's ribs. Smoosh clinches. Bailey Jr working hard to break the clinch. Smoosh breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smoosh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Bailey Jr stuffs the takedown. Smoosh dodges the punch combination from Bailey Jr .
Bailey Jr is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Smoosh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bailey Jr is able to avoid easily. Smoosh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailey Jr swivels and escapes. Smoosh has a takedown stuffed. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smoosh. Bailey Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smoosh wants to counter with a clinch but Bailey Jr pushes him away. Smoosh fails in his attempt to clinch. Smoosh avoids the body shot from Bailey Jr .
Bailey Jr tries to work over Smoosh's front leg with a kick but Smoosh checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bailey Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smoosh. Smoosh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smoosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Bailey Jr backwards. Smoosh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bailey Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Smoosh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smoosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bailey Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Smoosh goes for a double leg but Bailey Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bailey Jr continues to drive forward. Smoosh instigates a clinch. Bailey Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smoosh has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smoosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bailey Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Smoosh. Smoosh gets slowly back to his feet. Bailey Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Good work by Smoosh as he checks the leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Smoosh looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Smoosh tries to clinch but Bailey Jr moves out of range. Bailey Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Smoosh. Smoosh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Smoosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bailey Jr throws a solid leg kick but Smoosh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bailey Jr . Nice takedown defense from Bailey Jr . No joy for Smoosh on that attempt. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Bailey Jr dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smoosh rushes Bailey Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bailey Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smoosh has him pressed against the cage. Smoosh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bailey Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks. Smoosh is trying to pull guard but Bailey Jr has him pressed against the cage. Bailey Jr is pressed up against the cage. Smoosh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bailey Jr down to the mat. Bailey Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Dean Bailey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JuJu Smoosh. Bailey Jr thows a leg kick but Smoosh checks it and Smoosh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bailey Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush. Smoosh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bailey Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bailey Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bailey Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bailey Jr misses with a double jab.
Bailey Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smoosh is out of range and Bailey Jr settles back down. Smoosh tries for a takedown but Bailey Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Bailey Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smoosh circles away quickly and effectively. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smoosh dives in for a single leg takedown but Bailey Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Smoosh checks a low kick from Bailey Jr . No joy there for Bailey Jr , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bailey Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smoosh can do to turn this around? Smoosh misses with a kick to the body.
Bailey Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Smoosh shoots for a double leg takedown but Bailey Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Smoosh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Bailey Jr misses with a hook
and Smoosh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bailey Jr throws a solid leg kick but Smoosh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bailey Jr . Bailey Jr tries to keep at a distance but Smoosh has taken the fight into the clinch. Bailey Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smoosh.
Bailey Jr is trying to push Smoosh away but Smoosh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smoosh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey Jr throws a right hand that Smoosh ducks under and follows up with a left that Smoosh also avoids with ease. Smoosh tries to counter by closing the distance. Smoosh clinches. Smoosh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smoosh is trying to pull guard but Bailey Jr has him pressed against the cage. Smoosh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bailey Jr wants to break free but Smoosh has control.
Smoosh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bailey Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smoosh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bailey Jr but Bailey Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one. Smoosh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bailey Jr tries to avoid it but Smoosh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bailey Jr to the ground. Bailey Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Bailey Jr throws a front kick aimed at Smoosh's knee but Smoosh avoids it well. Smoosh pushes Bailey Jr up against the cage in a clinch. Smoosh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bailey Jr up against the cage. Bailey Jr blocks an elbow strike from Smoosh.
Smoosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Smoosh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bailey Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Smoosh. Smoosh gets slowly back to his feet. Bailey Jr feinted with a counter takedown. Smoosh blocks a low kick nicely. Bailey Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smoosh momentarily.
Smoosh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bailey Jr tries to avoid it but Smoosh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bailey Jr to the ground. Bailey Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Smoosh has Bailey Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bailey Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Smoosh.
Smoosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Smoosh tries for a takedown but Bailey Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dean Bailey Jr will probably get the nod. 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 Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smoosh. A head kick misses from Smoosh. Smoosh throws a wild body kick that Bailey Jr sees coming a mile off. Bailey Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Smoosh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bailey Jr is fending him off so far but Smoosh persists. Nope, Bailey Jr circles away and we're back to standing. Smoosh fails in his attempt to clinch. Bailey Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Smoosh shoots in looking for a takedown. Bailey Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Smoosh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bailey Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Smoosh blocks a jab. Smoosh takes one to the chin there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smoosh tries to clinch up but Bailey Jr circles away and keeps his distance. Smoosh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Smoosh successfully pulls guard.
Bailey Jr gets to his feet - Smoosh follows without any prompting. Dean Bailey Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bailey Jr throws a low kick but Smoosh avoids it. Bailey Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A clash of legs there as Smoosh blocks the low kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bailey Jr misses with a leg kick. Smoosh wants to counter with a clinch but Bailey Jr pushes him away. Bailey Jr misses with a leg kick. Bailey Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smoosh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bailey Jr defends well and Smoosh ends up having to push Bailey Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Dean Bailey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JuJu Smoosh. Bailey Jr throws a looping overhand right but Smoosh ducks down to avoid it. Bailey Jr throws a leg kick that misses. Bailey Jr misses with a low kick. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smoosh is defended easily by Bailey Jr .
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smoosh shoots in but Bailey Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily. Smoosh tries to clinch there but Bailey Jr circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Bailey Jr . No joy for Smoosh on that attempt. Smoosh checks a leg kick nicely. Bailey Jr throws a front kick aimed at Smoosh's knee but Smoosh avoids it well. Smoosh dives in and grabs Bailey Jr 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bailey Jr pushes down on Smoosh's head and hops out. Smoosh throws a right and a left that both miss. Smoosh slips under a jab from Bailey Jr . Dean Bailey Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bailey Jr tried to score with a low kick but Smoosh checks it. Dean Bailey Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Smoosh wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smoosh gets a clinch. Smoosh tries to land knees in the clinch but Bailey Jr avoids the damage to the body. Stalling in the clinch from Smoosh.
Smoosh jumps guard but Bailey Jr stands there with Smoosh around his waist. Smoosh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smoosh tries to pull guard but Bailey Jr won't allow it.
Smoosh misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Bailey Jr 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. JuJu Smoosh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bailey Jr gets underhooks to prevent Smoosh's takedown attempt.
Bailey Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Smoosh has double underhooks. Smoosh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bailey Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Smoosh breaks from the clinch.
Smoosh gets off balance looking for a body kick so Bailey Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Smoosh scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A bone on bone clash there as Smoosh blocks the leg kick.
Smoosh looks for a takedown but Bailey Jr sprawls well. JuJu Smoosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Smoosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey Jr is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Dean Bailey Jr showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey Jr , 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Bailey Jr !
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energy
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