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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Koronowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koronowski comes to the cage accompanied by Mig - Wymarzona. Mariusz Koronowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Koronowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koronowski.
Koronowski gets tackled into the cage by Bailey. Bailey maintains the clinch.
Bailey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koronowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Bailey won't allow it.
Koronowski wants a takedown.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koronowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koronowski breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Bailey throws the left hand but Koronowski avoids the punch easily.
Bailey connects with a body shot that sends Koronowski's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koronowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Koronowski shrugs off.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Koronowski controls his hands.
Bailey stops a takedown attempt from Koronowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Koronowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koronowski tightens his grip and picks Bailey up, before dumping him to the ground. Bailey manages to land in guard.
Bailey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Koronowski avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Bailey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koronowski 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 Koronowski off to one side.
Nice body kick from Bailey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bailey.
Koronowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bailey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koronowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koronowski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bailey has Koronowski pressed against the cage.
Koronowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Koronowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Bailey.
Bailey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koronowski takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Bailey on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koronowski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bailey after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Bailey.
Bailey presses Koronowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koronowski is breathing heavily.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Koronowski.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bailey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bailey just leaning against Koronowski, taking a breather.
Koronowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koronowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koronowski moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koronowski throws out the jab.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koronowski moves away.
Koronowski throws a right hand that Bailey ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailey also avoids with ease.
Koronowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Koronowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bailey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Koronowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bailey is looking to slow Koronowski down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koronowski momentarily.
Koronowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bailey.
Koronowski pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses.
Koronowski blocks an elbow strike from Bailey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bailey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koronowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey lands with an overhand left.
Koronowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a hook. Koronowski ducked under it nicely.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Koronowski is just out of range.
Bailey swings for the body but Koronowski moves out of range.
Koronowski moves into range and clinches up with Bailey.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Koronowski's head.
Koronowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey cracks Koronowski with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koronowski jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Koronowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bailey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bailey clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koronowski's face.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Koronowski shrugs off.
Bailey leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Bailey's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Koronowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koronowski is working for takedown but Bailey is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Koronowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Bailey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bailey.
Bailey gets underhooks to prevent Koronowski's takedown attempt.
Bailey misses with a knee to the head.
Bailey controlling the action here for a moment.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Bailey.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Corey Bailey.
Bailey tries a low kick but Koronowski avoids it.
Bailey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koronowski misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
Koronowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bailey to the mat! Bailey manages to get full guard.
Bailey has his feet on Koronowski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koronowski blocks a leg kick.
Mariusz Koronowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koronowski pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Koronowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bailey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koronowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koronowski is working for takedown but Bailey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Koronowski avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koronowski avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bailey stalling the fight.
Bailey controlling the action here for a moment.
Bailey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koronowski up against the cage.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koronowski.
Koronowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bailey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koronowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bailey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corey Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koronowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Koronowski pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Koronowski blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey presses Koronowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Koronowski avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey stalling against the cage.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koronowski avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Bailey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koronowski wants a takedown.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Koronowski controls his hands.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bailey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bailey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koronowski tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Koronowski drops back down to his feet.
Bailey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koronowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bailey is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Koronowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koronowski goes for a takedown attempt but Bailey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koronowski feinted with a counter takedown.
Bailey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Corey Bailey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bailey has Koronowski pressed against the cage.
Bailey working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey keeps control of Koronowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bailey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey stalls.
Koronowski letting Bailey take a breather here.
Bailey continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A bit of stalling here from Bailey.
Koronowski avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Bailey is pressed up against the cage. Koronowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bailey down to the mat. Bailey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bailey clinches with his opponent.
Bailey trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koronowski backwards.
Bailey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koronowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koronowski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bailey uses from the top position.
Koronowski is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey wants to get up but he can't break Koronowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Koronowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bailey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koronowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bailey 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Bailey!
Our winner, Corey Bailey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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