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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Bailey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and danny leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as danny leonard enters the cage!
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Dangerous GnP
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond 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 New York, danny leonard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
leonard throws a head kick but Bailey Jr moves out of range.
Bailey Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but leonard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
leonard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bailey Jr blocks a head kick by leonard.
leonard circles away from the clinch attempt.
leonard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bailey Jr did well to prevent leonard getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with leonard in particular looking to stall.
leonard is thwarting Bailey Jr's attempts to control the position.
Bailey Jr gets full guard.
Bailey Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from leonard.
leonard stopping the sweep attempt from Bailey Jr.
Bailey Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leonard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bailey Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Bailey Jr wants to get back to his feet but leonard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bailey Jr has control of leonard's left arm, preventing leonard from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bailey Jr throws a low kick but leonard moves out of range easily.
leonard clinches but Bailey Jr breaks the clinch
and Bailey Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bailey Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but leonard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
leonard throws a lazy head kick
and Bailey Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Bailey Jr tries to clinch up but leonard circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
leonard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bailey Jr looks to clinch
and leonard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey Jr trying to control from the bottom.
leonard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bailey Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
leonard is looking to take a break and control but Bailey Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
leonard looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr is looking to control leonard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bailey Jr avoid being mounted?
Bailey Jr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bailey Jr is looking to control leonard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bailey Jr avoid being mounted?
Bailey Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of leonard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take leonard's back!
Bailey Jr lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey Jr lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns leonard.
leonard staying busy and making it hard for Bailey Jr to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. leonard is looking for a way out.
Bailey Jr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bailey Jr is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften leonard up.
Bailey Jr lands punches and elbows.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bailey Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey Jr tries to get the hooks in deep but leonard pushed the leg off.
Bailey Jr avoiding leonard 's attempts to control his hands.
leonard tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Desmond Bailey Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bailey Jr connects with a body shot.
Bailey Jr tries to clinch there but leonard circles away.
leonard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bailey Jr tries to avoid it but leonard 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 swinging wildly here.
leonard gets the takedown into side control.
leonard is looking to take a break and control but Bailey Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bailey Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bailey Jr gets back to full guard.
leonard is breathing heavily.
Bailey Jr controlling leonard's posture.
Desmond Bailey Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bailey Jr is on top in guard.
Bailey Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Bailey Jr passes into half guard.
Bailey Jr working over leonard with some ground and pound. leonard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
leonard is not content to let Bailey Jr control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
leonard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bailey Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
leonard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bailey Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bailey Jr is trying to control. leonard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bailey Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks leonard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Bailey Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but leonard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
leonard is defending against the submission attempts here by Bailey Jr.
Bailey Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
leonard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailey Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bailey Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bailey Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. leonard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
leonard wants to improve his position but Bailey Jr is controlling well.
leonard wants to control but Bailey Jr passes into side.
Bailey Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bailey Jr trying to control the action but leonard is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
leonard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bailey Jr looks up at the clock and then as leonard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bailey Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bailey Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
leonard is looking for a sweep.
Bailey Jr is looking to take a break and control but leonard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Bailey Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bailey Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
leonard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bailey Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
leonard throws a sloppy head kick
and Bailey Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
leonard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bailey Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and leonard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bailey Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
leonard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
leonard wants to improve his position but Bailey Jr is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Jr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bailey Jr looking to control but leonard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bailey Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can leonard hang on?
Bailey Jr tries to control but leonard wriggling away.
Bailey Jr landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr landing strikes from the mount and leonard is in trouble!
Bailey Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Bailey Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
leonard is trying desperately to improve position.
Bailey Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. leonard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bailey Jr lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Bailey Jr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey Jr landing strikes from the mount and leonard is in trouble!
leonard tries to reverse the position but Bailey Jr maintains control.
Bailey Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. leonard looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bailey Jr is landing with some decent strikes but leonard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bailey Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bailey Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
leonard is bucking up trying to escape but Bailey Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bailey Jr landing strikes from the mount and leonard is in trouble!
Bailey Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Bailey Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
leonard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bailey Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Bailey Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Bailey Jr 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.
leonard taking shots to the head.
leonard is working to get back to half guard.
Bailey Jr with shots to the head and body - leonard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bailey Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bailey Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bailey Jr tries to control but leonard wriggling away.
danny leonard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
leonard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Bailey Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bailey Jr 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bailey Jr!
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energy
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hype
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