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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Escarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Lose Yourself. Escarino has chosen RATM-- Guerrilla Radio as his entrance music. Dan Escarino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blaze Bailey's chin.
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Good low kicks
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Escarino!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escarino thumps Bailey with a low kick.
Escarino closes the distance and clinches.
Escarino trying to control the position but instead, Bailey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Escarino into the cage.
Escarino working hard to break the clinch.
Escarino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escarino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escarino lands a jab.
Escarino throws an overhand right that lands on Bailey's shoulder, as Bailey tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escarino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Escarino.
Escarino keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey slips a jab from Escarino.
Escarino darts in trying to clinch
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escarino misses with a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a stiff right hand.
Escarino works over Bailey's head and body with a nice combination.
Bailey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escarino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bailey thinking.
Escarino tries to clinch
and Bailey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bailey tries to score with a low kick but Escarino moves his leg out of the way.
Bailey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escarino.
Bailey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escarino.
Escarino tries to clinch up
and Bailey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Escarino closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bailey counters with a thumping low kick.
Bailey scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escarino throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bailey moves into the clinch.
Bailey lands a knee to the head.
Escarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escarino moves out of range of the body kick from Bailey.
Escarino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escarino throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bailey blocks a jab.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Escarino circles away.
The fighters circling - Bailey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Escarino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escarino tries to clinch there but Bailey circles away.
Escarino clinches up against the cage.
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Escarino breaks the clinch.
Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escarino.
Bailey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Escarino misses
and Bailey counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escarino throws a combination that misses
and Bailey counters with a thumping low kick.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escarino throws a series of punches but Bailey avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Bailey as he checks the leg kick.
Escarino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escarino blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Escarino misses with an uppercut.
Bailey tries to score with a low kick but Escarino moves his leg out of the way.
Escarino wants to clinch but Bailey slips to the side
and Bailey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escarino.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Escarino shrugs off.
Escarino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escarino is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Escarino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Escarino throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bailey.
Escarino misses with a punch on the inside.
Escarino breaks the clinch.
Bailey slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Escarino tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bailey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Escarino walks into a straight right hand from Bailey.
Bailey scores with a leg kick.
Escarino tries to clinch up
and Bailey counters with a head kick. That will keep Escarino thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escarino tries to clinch up
and Bailey counters with a good low kick that Escarino was not able to check.
Escarino clinches but Bailey breaks the clinch
and Bailey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escarino's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escarino misses with a straight right.
Escarino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bailey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Bailey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Escarino.
Escarino throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a leg kick.
Escarino is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
A big left from Escarino misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Escarino.
Dan Escarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escarino tries to clinch
and Bailey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escarino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bailey throws a head kick but Escarino moves out of range.
Bailey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escarino's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a low kick as Escarino jumps back.
Escarino tries to clinch up
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Escarino does no damage.
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escarino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey lands with a nice body punch.
Bailey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escarino closes the distance but Bailey moves to the side
and Bailey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escarino loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
Bailey takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Escarino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escarino looks to clinch
and Bailey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Escarino really felt that one!
Escarino is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Escarino wants to clinch but Bailey slips to the side
and Bailey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bailey, right into the meat.
Bailey scores with a leg kick.
Escarino misses with a body shot
and Bailey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Escarino really felt that one!
Bailey throws a head kick but Escarino moves out of range.
Escarino lands with a straight right. Bailey didn't see that one coming.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Escarino.
Bailey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Escarino darts in trying to clinch
and Bailey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bailey lands a jab to the head.
Escarino looks to clinch
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escarino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bailey can pounce on him.
Bailey lands with a slapping head kick.
Bailey throws a low kick but Escarino avoids it.
Blaze Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey slips a jab and a cross from Escarino.
Escarino tries to clinch up
and Bailey counters with a good, hard body kick but Escarino shrugs it off.
Escarino misses with a body shot
and Bailey counters with an outside leg kick.
Escarino tried to score with a low kick but Bailey checks it.
Bailey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bailey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escarino. That did some damage!
Escarino wants to clinch
and Bailey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bailey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escarino.
Bailey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escarino is trying to break the clinch but Bailey is controlling him.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Escarino avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escarino is defending well for now.
Escarino has had enough of the clinch but Bailey keeps him there for the moment.
Escarino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino breaks from the clinch.
Escarino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey throws the kick towards the body but Escarino avoids it.
Escarino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Escarino tries to close the distance and clinch but Bailey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escarino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailey. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bailey.
Escarino throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Escarino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bailey counters with a solid body kick.
Bailey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Bailey.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Escarino controls his hands.
Bailey lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Bailey dominated that second round.
That's time! Bailey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bailey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, jab by Escarino - just one landing.
A nice combination there by Bailey.
Bailey tries to clinch but Escarino moves out of range.
Escarino misses with a body shot
and Bailey counters with a nice body kick.
Escarino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escarino throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
A low kick from Escarino is predictable there
and Bailey counters with a head kick. That will keep Escarino thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A bone on bone clash there as Escarino blocks the leg kick.
Escarino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escarino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escarino cracks Bailey with an open hand slap.
Bailey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Escarino throws a wild body kick that Bailey sees coming a mile off.
Escarino throws a series of punches but Bailey moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escarino feints and then cracks Bailey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bailey down.
Escarino tries to clinch
and Bailey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escarino doesn't manage to clinch there - Bailey circles away.
Escarino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escarino misses the jab.
Bailey tries to land a leg kick but Escarino saw it coming and moves away.
Escarino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escarino throws a chopping leg kick but Bailey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escarino throws out the jab.
A low kick from Escarino misses
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Bailey blocks the leg kick.
Bailey slips under a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bailey. Escarino shrugs it off though.
Dan Escarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escarino moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Escarino.
Escarino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - Escarino coming out on top.
Escarino has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bailey.
Bailey tries to clinch but Escarino moves out of range.
Escarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Escarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escarino throws a front kick aimed at Bailey's knee but Bailey avoids it well.
Escarino looks to land a combination but Bailey avoids it well.
A head kick from Bailey lands but Escarino takes it in his stride.
Escarino throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Escarino wants to clinch but Bailey slips to the side
and Bailey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Escarino really felt that one!
Escarino tries to clinch up
and Bailey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Escarino really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a leg kick but Escarino moved away.
Bailey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escarino tries to bum rush Bailey with a series of wild strikes but Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Escarino tries to clinch but Bailey moves away
and Bailey counters with an outside leg kick.
Bailey drives through and clinches with Escarino against the cage.
Escarino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Come on Escarino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses.
Escarino takes a shot to the head.
Escarino manages to break the clinch.
Escarino throws a leg kick but Bailey moved away.
Bailey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bailey tried to score with a low kick but Escarino checks it.
Escarino takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bailey obliges.
Escarino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bailey cracks Escarino with a nice body shot.
Bailey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bailey pushes Escarino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bailey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escarino is defending well for now.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escarino is trying to break the clinch but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escarino or not.
Bailey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bailey digs a right hand into Escarino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escarino's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Bailey.
Escarino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bailey presses Escarino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escarino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bailey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bailey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
Bailey scores a nice knee to the body.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bailey lands an elbow that stopped Escarino in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Bailey.
Still in the clinch, Bailey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escarino or not.
Bailey lands a left hand.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Escarino's head.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaze Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bailey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Bailey!
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