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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zane Roberts (ranked 3816 p4p, 3781 weight class) and Cayden Bailey (ranked 237 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zane Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bailey tries for a takedown but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cayden Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey goes for a double leg but Roberts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Roberts continues to drive forward.
Roberts appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zane Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cayden Bailey.
Roberts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bailey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Roberts is in Bailey's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts tries to free his leg and advance position but Bailey is retaining full guard.
Roberts pushing down on Bailey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Roberts prevents Bailey from improving his position.
Roberts sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts is working for a kimura here but Bailey manages to reverse the position and he's now in Roberts's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roberts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bailey controls the pace.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Bailey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Roberts has an active guard here but Bailey has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Bailey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Roberts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roberts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bailey controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bailey.
Bailey controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to improve his position.
Roberts is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bailey seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts trying to control but Bailey postures up.
Bailey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cayden Bailey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bailey shoots in looking for a takedown but Roberts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bailey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bailey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roberts tries to avoid it but Bailey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roberts to the ground. Roberts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense.
Zane Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cayden Bailey.
Bailey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roberts counters with a nice body shot.
Roberts is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bailey's half guard.
Roberts stalling.
Bailey wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts seems to be working for a kimura but Bailey defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bailey!
Bailey wants to control but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts is trying to take his opponent's back.
Bailey is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bailey tries to hold on but Roberts postures up.
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Roberts working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Roberts wants to control the pace but Bailey is squirming around nicely.
Bailey working to try and regain half guard.
Bailey wants to control but Roberts is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts has hold of Bailey's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bailey manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bailey blocking the ground and pound.
Roberts thowing shots but they're missing.
Roberts tries to control but Bailey wriggling away.
Bailey manages to control the position for a moment.
Bailey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey 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.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bailey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Roberts dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bailey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cayden Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zane Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cayden Bailey.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bailey.
Bailey gets caught napping as Roberts dives in and scores a takedown. Bailey manages to retain guard.
Bailey working a defensive guard here.
Bailey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roberts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roberts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Bailey isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Roberts stacks Bailey on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Roberts!
Bailey tries to bench press Roberts off him but Roberts keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts tries to advance to mount but Bailey denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roberts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bailey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roberts's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Roberts! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Bailey has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Zane Roberts!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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