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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chung Bailey (ranked 24833 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ander Almaeida (ranked 8327 p4p, 0 weight class). Ander Almaeida told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
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187 cm
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135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chung Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ander Almaeida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almaeida throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Almaeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Bailey lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Almaeida counters with a straight right hand.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Bailey is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Almaeida shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almaeida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bailey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bailey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Almaeida.
Ander Almaeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almaeida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Almaeida misses with a straight right.
Almaeida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almaeida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almaeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almaeida connects with a body shot.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Almaeida sprawls well. Almaeida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
Almaeida lands a two punch combo.
Almaeida lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Almaeida.
Almaeida cracks Bailey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been informed that Almaeida has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Almaeida throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Almaeida lands a really nice looking cross but Bailey seems unphased.
Bailey slips a jab and a cross from Almaeida.
Bailey tries to counter with a takedown but Almaeida is quick to defend against it.
Almaeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Almaeida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailey.
Almaeida throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Bailey thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey fails to land the takedown.
Almaeida throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Almaeida does no damage.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Almaeida. Those never looked like landing.
Bailey looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Almaeida throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ander Almaeida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Almaeida misses with a body shot
and Bailey counters with a two punch combo.
Bailey clinches up with Almaeida and pushes him back against the cage.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Almaeida misses with a few strikes there.
Bailey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Almaeida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almaeida digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey drops his hands momentarily and Almaeida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Almaeida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almaeida.
Almaeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almaeida lands with a good body shot.
Almaeida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chung Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almaeida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almaeida scores with a hook.
Almaeida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey slips under a jab from Almaeida.
A nice combination there by Almaeida.
Almaeida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Almaeida is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almaeida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almaeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Bailey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Almaeida misses with a body punch
and Bailey counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almaeida jabs Bailey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almaeida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailey circles away quickly and effectively.
Bailey looking to score a takedown here. Almaeida is defending well but Bailey drives through and ends up in Almaeida's guard.
Bailey connects with a couple of short punches.
Almaeida is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Almaeida is still in real trouble! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bailey arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Almaeida's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chung Bailey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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