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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sraigius Babaflufas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sraigius Babaflufas!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babaflufas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bailey defends well and Babaflufas ends up having to push Bailey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bailey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Babaflufas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Babaflufas looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
Bailey throws a big right hand that misses.
Babaflufas has Bailey pulled in close to control his posture.
Bailey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Babaflufas stuffs the takedown attempt from Bailey. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
Bailey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babaflufas closes the distance and clinches up with Bailey, looking for a takedown. Babaflufas pushes Bailey against the cage but Bailey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Babaflufas misses with a double jab
and Bailey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Babaflufas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babaflufas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babaflufas fails with a takedown attempt.
Liam Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sraigius Babaflufas.
Bailey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Babaflufas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bailey somewhat.
Babaflufas pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Babaflufas prevents Bailey from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Babaflufas smiles and moves away.
Babaflufas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Babaflufas prevents the takedown attempt.
Babaflufas stalling.
Babaflufas jumps guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Babaflufas holds on and takes a little breather.
Bailey with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babaflufas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Babaflufas managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babaflufas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.
Babaflufas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Babaflufas pulls Bailey in close to prevent any damage.
Bailey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Babaflufas on the ground.
Bailey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Babaflufas holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Babaflufas pushes Bailey off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bailey throws a poor cross that misses
and Babaflufas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Babaflufas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bailey circles away.
Bailey fails with the takedown.
Bailey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bailey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Babaflufas's waist but Babaflufas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bailey off to one side.
Bailey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sraigius Babaflufas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babaflufas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Babaflufas is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Babaflufas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Babaflufas feints a jab promting Bailey to slip. Babaflufas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bailey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Babaflufas sprawls well. Babaflufas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey stuffs the takedown.
Babaflufas drives through and clinches with Bailey against the cage.
Babaflufas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bailey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bailey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Babaflufas.
Bailey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Babaflufas has his takedown stuffed
and Bailey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Babaflufas's guard.
Liam Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sraigius Babaflufas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babaflufas is controlling Bailey's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babaflufas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bailey's guard.
Bailey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babaflufas gets to his feet - Bailey follows without any prompting.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bailey.
Babaflufas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babaflufas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Babaflufas has closed the distance and engaged Bailey in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bailey tries to break the clinch but Babaflufas is controlling the position.
Babaflufas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bailey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Bailey. No joy for Babaflufas on that attempt.
Babaflufas lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaflufas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bailey but Bailey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Babaflufas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Babaflufas off to one side.
Babaflufas fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches up with Babaflufas, looking for a takedown. Bailey pushes Babaflufas against the cage but Babaflufas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bailey.
Babaflufas has closed the distance and engaged Bailey in a clinch.
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.
Babaflufas drags the fight down to the ground.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sraigius Babaflufas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Babaflufas tries for a takedown but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bailey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Babaflufas defends it nicely.
Babaflufas just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey goes for a double leg but Babaflufas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Babaflufas continues to drive forward.
Bailey jumps guard but Babaflufas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babaflufas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Babaflufas successfully pulls guard.
Babaflufas kicks Bailey off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Babaflufas.
Babaflufas looks for a takedown but Bailey sprawls well.
Sraigius Babaflufas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Babaflufas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bailey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bailey stuffs the takedown.
Babaflufas darts in and clinches Bailey up against the cage.
Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Babaflufas jumps guard and drags Bailey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Babaflufas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Babaflufas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bailey is aware though and is defending well.
Babaflufas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bailey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babaflufas looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
Bailey wants to stand and escape but instead Babaflufas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Babaflufas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bailey's guard.
Babaflufas is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Babaflufas is taking a breather. Bailey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babaflufas works his way into side control.
Bailey trying his best to control but Babaflufas has mounted him.
Babaflufas controlling from the full mount.
Babaflufas working for a guillotine from mount but Bailey is in no mood to give up.
Sraigius Babaflufas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaflufas throws some wild stikes that Bailey manages to avoid easily.
Babaflufas wants to finish this one by submission but Bailey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Babaflufas.
Babaflufas controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babaflufas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sraigius Babaflufas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babaflufas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sraigius Babaflufas!
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energy
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hype
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