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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noam Nystrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
7 - 2 - 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Nystrom!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nystrom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey gets tackled into the cage by Nystrom. Nystrom maintains the clinch.
Bailey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nystrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey is trying to force a seperation but Nystrom has the dominant position.
Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey takes a shot to the head.
Bailey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nystrom lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nystrom.
Nystrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nystrom letting Bailey take a breather here.
Nystrom prevents Bailey from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bailey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bailey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nystrom is keeping busy.
Bailey trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nystrom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bailey controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nystrom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nystrom works on Bailey's body with a couple of short punches.
We've been informed that Nystrom has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nystrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nystrom backwards.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside that Bailey shrugs off.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nystrom tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nystrom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nystrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nystrom clinches with his opponent.
Nystrom throws a head punch that misses.
Nystrom blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nystrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nystrom lands a nice uppercut.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nystrom moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Nystrom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bailey takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nystrom throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Nystrom has closed the distance and engaged Bailey in a clinch.
Nystrom managing to block the knees to the body from Bailey.
Nystrom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nystrom prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike.
Nystrom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bailey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nystrom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bailey is trying to break the clinch but Nystrom has him pressed against the cage.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nystrom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nystrom.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Bailey in his tracks for a moment.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey moves into range and clinches up with Nystrom.
Nystrom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bailey's defenses.
Bailey is rocked!
Bailey tries to break the clinch but Nystrom is controlling the position.
Bailey looking to slow down the pace here.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nystrom misses with some punches.
Nystrom lands a nice uppercut.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nystrom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Nystrom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bailey moves forwards but Nystrom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nystrom has closed the distance and engaged Bailey in a clinch.
Nystrom misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nystrom.
Nystrom has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
Bailey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Nystrom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nystrom gets through Bailey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Bailey is blocking nicely.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
Bailey is trying to maintain a safe position but Nystrom gets an underhook and turns Bailey into the cage.
Bailey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bailey is trying to force a seperation but Nystrom has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Bailey in his tracks for a moment.
Nystrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Nystrom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
Nystrom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nystrom.
Nystrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Nystrom misses with the head strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nystrom 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 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nystrom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bailey's brow.
Nystrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Bailey avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Bailey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nystrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nystrom has managed to clinch.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nystrom fails to land.
Nystrom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nystrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Bailey is looking to break free of the clinch but Nystrom has double underhooks.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nystrom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bailey - the referee stops the clock and Nystrom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bailey. Nystrom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body punch from Bailey.
Bailey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nystrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nystrom gets through Bailey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey gets through Nystrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nystrom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bailey throws a body kick that misses.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Nystrom.
Nystrom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bailey, pushing him back against the cage.
Bailey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nystrom has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Nystrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Nice elbow from Nystrom.
A head punch on the inside from Nystrom fails to land.
Nystrom misses with some punches.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Noam Nystrom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nystrom.
Nystrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nystrom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nystrom backwards.
A short right from Bailey.
Nystrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey is trying to break the clinch but Nystrom has him pressed against the cage.
Nystrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nystrom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nystrom fails to land.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nystrom takes the fight into the clinch.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Nystrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bailey takes the fight into the clinch.
Nystrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey looking to throw knees to the head but Nystrom is blocking nicely.
Nystrom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bailey's defenses.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Nystrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey tries to stall but Nystrom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Nystrom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nystrom.
Nystrom has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey taking a breather.
Bailey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bailey is defending well for now.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey is trying to break free.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey is trying to push Nystrom away but Nystrom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Nystrom.
Nystrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Nystrom.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Nystrom avoids the damage to the body.
Nystrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nystrom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom gets through Bailey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nystrom with a knee to the head.
Nystrom misses with some punches.
Nystrom avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nystrom.
Bailey looking to stall.
Nystrom misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Nystrom avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey misses with a kick to the body.
Nystrom closes the distance and clinches.
Nystrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Nystrom on the inside.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Nystrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Nystrom.
Nystrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bailey's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bailey drops to his knees and Nystrom pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noam Nystrom!
Noam Nystrom seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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