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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Diamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Bailey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Diamson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diamson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bailey connects with a single shot there.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Despite the aggression on Diamson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch lands to the side of Diamson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailey.
We've been told by Bailey's head coaches at Abobomination Training $800 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bailey throws a solid leg kick but Diamson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bailey.
Joe Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey jabs at Diamson's body.
Diamson throws a right hand that Bailey ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailey also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamson swinging wildly here.
Bailey connects with a body shot.
Bailey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bailey misses with the combination.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diamson misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Bailey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bailey misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bailey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diamson counters with a three punch combo that has Bailey backing up. Bailey nods at Diamson to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diamson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bailey works Diamson's body with a nice hook.
Bailey throws a front kick aimed at Diamson's knee but Diamson avoids it well.
Bailey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diamson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey is looking to wear down Diamson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diamson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diamson slips a jab and a cross from Bailey.
Diamson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamson keeps the fight on the outside.
Diamson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bailey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bailey is stalling here.
Bailey has Diamson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diamson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diamson's hands.
Diamson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bailey forces Diamson back against the cage and clinches.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamson slips a jab and a cross from Bailey.
Bailey lands a nice looking body shot.
Diamson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bailey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bailey throws a leg kick but Diamson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bailey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diamson.
Diamson moves out of range of the body kick.
Diamson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailey counters with a stiff right hand.
Bailey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diamson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.
Bailey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diamson's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bailey dominated that round.
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 connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diamson momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bailey. That snapped Diamson's head back.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diamson can do to turn this around?
Bailey moves into the clinch successfully.
Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Diamson.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Diamson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diamson moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diamson at a distance.
Bailey throws a low kick but Diamson avoids it.
As Bailey backs off Diamson throws a huge counter combo but Bailey manages to avoid it all.
Bailey throws a push kick but Diamson slaps the foot to one side.
Bailey rushes Diamson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diamson backwards.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bailey.
Bailey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Diamson tries to keep at a distance but Bailey has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey tries to pull guard but Diamson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bailey drops back down to his feet.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Bailey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diamson scores with a three punch combo!
Bailey has managed to clinch.
Bailey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diamson backwards.
Bailey lands with a left to the head.
Diamson tries to circle away but Bailey has him pinned against the cage.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bailey duly obliges.
Bailey drives through and clinches with Diamson against the cage.
Bailey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Jab by Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailey circles away quickly and effectively.
Bailey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diamson cracks Bailey with an open hand slap.
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!
Bailey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diamson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Bailey.
Diamson throws a right hand that Bailey ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailey also avoids with ease.
Diamson checks a leg kick.
Bailey moves into range and clinches up with Diamson.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Diamson avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bailey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bailey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diamson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey scores with a leg kick.
Diamson avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Bailey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diamson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey is looking to land body kicks.
Despite the aggression on Diamson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bailey cracks Diamson with an open hand slap.
Bailey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diamson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bailey has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diamson's efforts to push away.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Diamson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailey.
Diamson blocks the body kick.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Diamson pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Diamson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bailey tries to clinch but Diamson is having none of it.
Bailey forces Diamson back against the cage and clinches.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Diamson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamson checks a leg kick.
Bailey throws the kick towards the body but Diamson avoids it.
Diamson is looking for the big counter here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diamson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bailey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diamson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diamson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Donk. Diamson catches Bailey right on the button with a cross.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Diamson circles away.
Diamson is looking for the big counter here.
Bailey has closed the distance and engaged Diamson in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey is pushing Diamson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bailey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diamson eats them both and turns towards Bailey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Diamson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diamson tries to bum rush Bailey with a series of wild strikes but Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diamson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diamson punishes Bailey's body with a nice straight punch.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diamson looks to land a combination but Bailey avoids it well.
Bailey lands the left hand.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Diamson circles away.
Diamson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Diamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Joe Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diamson tries to break free but Bailey pushes him back against the cage.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey has managed to clinch.
Bailey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diamson walks away with a smile on his face. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bailey!
Johnny Diamson spoke after the fight, saying 'I did not do my best, but I will be back! '.
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