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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LeSean McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey has chosen Eminem - Lose Yourself as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. LeSean McCoy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Blaze Bailey's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, LeSean McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
McCoy shoots in and drives through. Bailey sprawls well.
Bailey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bailey lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCoy will feel that in the morning.
Bailey drives through and clinches with McCoy against the cage.
McCoy managing to block the knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey lands a knee to the head.
McCoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but McCoy avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCoy avoids it.
McCoy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bailey regains guard.
McCoy won't allow Bailey to sweep him here.
McCoy postures up in Bailey's guard and throws a big left but Bailey blocks it.
McCoy 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.
McCoy throwing strikes from guard but Bailey blocks nicely.
Bailey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bailey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bailey. That's going to slow McCoy down.
McCoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crunch! Bailey slams his shin into McCoy's torso.
McCoy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeSean McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCoy shoots in looking for a takedown. Bailey tries to sprawl out of it but McCoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bailey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bailey is trying to control McCoy's posture but McCoy avoids it.
Bailey manages to get back to half guard.
McCoy is stalling here. Bailey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McCoy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bailey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McCoy tries to bench press Bailey off him but Bailey keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is working hard here to advance position.
Bailey throws a strike aimed at the side of McCoy's head but McCoy avoids it well.
Bailey advances nicely into full mount.
Bailey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McCoy hang on?
A nice elbow there by Bailey.
McCoy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bailey throwing strikes here but McCoy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bailey looking to finish with strikes here!
McCoy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.
McCoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey thows a huge punch but McCoy dodges it nicely.
Bailey tries to pass to full mount but McCoy defends it.
McCoy gets full guard.
McCoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bailey passes McCoy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bailey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCoy has his hands clasped together around Bailey's back. He's all about the action.
McCoy tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Bailey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bailey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bailey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bailey throws a head kick that McCoy semi-blocks.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown but Bailey shows good takedown defense.
Bailey throws a head kick that McCoy semi-blocks.
McCoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bailey circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeSean McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bailey pinned against the cage. Bailey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bailey.
Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bailey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bailey lands a good knee to the midsection. McCoy won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCoy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bailey.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCoy's defenses.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCoy's defenses.
It looks like LeSean McCoy has been cut.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey is working McCoy over against the cage.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the body.
Bailey landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bailey.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bailey lands an elbow inside.
Bailey lands a knee to the head.
McCoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Bailey.
Bailey lands a nice knee to the body.
Bailey lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bailey as the two fighters clinch.
Blaze Bailey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
Bailey lands a good knee to the midsection. McCoy won't want to take too many of those.
Bailey working McCoy over with knees to the body.
McCoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bailey presses McCoy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bailey lands a knee to the head.
Bailey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCoy is defending well for now.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
McCoy wants to stall.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCoy's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailey.
Bailey digs a right hand underneath McCoy's ribcage. McCoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCoy's face.
McCoy managing to block the knees to the body from Bailey.
McCoy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bailey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCoy looking to slow down the pace here.
Bailey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCoy is defending well for now.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as McCoy controls the action.
McCoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bailey.
McCoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCoy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCoy's defenses.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as McCoy controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
McCoy has Bailey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. McCoy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bailey tumbling to the mat - McCoy dives into Bailey's guard.
McCoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Bailey is retaining full guard.
McCoy trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bailey is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on LeSean McCoy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bailey is fending him off so far but McCoy persists. Nope, Bailey circles away and we're back to standing.
McCoy closes the distance and clinches up with Bailey, looking for a takedown. McCoy pushes Bailey against the cage but Bailey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeSean McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy shoots in and drives through. Bailey sprawls well.
Bailey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt - Bailey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but McCoy avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bailey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bailey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey lands an elbow inside.
Bailey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bailey lands a knee to the body.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bailey working McCoy over with knees to the body.
Bailey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bailey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Bailey.
Bailey lands a knee to the body.
Bailey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Bailey.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCoy's defenses.
Bailey landing knees to the body.
Bailey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bailey is leaning against McCoy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as McCoy controls the action.
Bailey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
McCoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bailey lands an elbow inside.
McCoy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bailey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McCoy taking a breather.
McCoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCoy has hold of one of Bailey's legs. Bailey is fighting the takedown attempt but McCoy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McCoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey wants to sweep but no luck.
LeSean McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCoy stopping the sweep attempt from Bailey.
McCoy forces his way into half guard.
Bailey is not content to let McCoy control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McCoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailey swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
McCoy shoots in and drives through. Bailey sprawls well.
Blaze Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bailey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bailey.
Bailey lands a front kick.
McCoy fails to land the takedown.
Bailey lands a head kick!
McCoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Bailey.
Bailey connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bailey.
McCoy throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaze Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bailey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Bailey!
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