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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griswold has chosen Hooking Up The Lights as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
15 - 20 - 0 |
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34
196 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Griswold!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey misses with a takedown
and Griswold decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bailey's guard.
Griswold cracks Bailey with a solid left hand.
Griswold wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Bailey is trying to control the position but Griswold postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griswold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griswold scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griswold postures up and lands a big shot to Bailey's brow.
Griswold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bailey wants to sweep but no luck.
Bailey has momentary wrist control but Griswold slips an elbow through the middle.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bailey controlling the position.
Griswold wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Griswold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griswold might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bailey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rusty Griswold.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Griswold.
Griswold tries to sprawl but Bailey drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Griswold is pressing down on Bailey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bailey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Griswold wants to sweep but no luck.
Bailey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bailey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Griswold tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bob Bailey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Griswold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey shoots for a double leg takedown but Griswold sprawls well. He's pushed Bailey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey tries for a takedown but Griswold circles away easily
and Griswold decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bailey's guard.
Griswold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bailey wants to hit a switch here but Griswold passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bailey there!
Bailey tries to lock up and control but Griswold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bailey is looking to improve his position but Griswold isn't that keen on the idea.
Griswold looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Griswold scoring with strikes but Bailey is staying in there.
It looks like Bob Bailey has been cut.
Bailey is working to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griswold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bailey looks a forlorn figure.
Griswold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bailey is looking to get to half guard.
Griswold with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey is bucking up trying to escape but Griswold cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bailey is rocked!
Griswold controlling his opponent.
Oh Bailey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griswold working Bailey over with strikes here.
Griswold postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bailey bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Griswold and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Griswold!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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