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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chung Bailey (ranked 24716 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Scooby (ranked 8037 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung Bailey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 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, Skip Scooby!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scooby.
It looked like Bailey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scooby.
Scooby misses with the combination.
Scooby looks winded!
Scooby misses with a few strikes there.
Bailey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Scooby misses the target.
Bailey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scooby sprawls and moves away.
Scooby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Bailey misses the target.
Scooby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scooby shoots in looking for a takedown but Bailey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scooby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scooby gets caught napping as Bailey dives in and scores a takedown. Scooby manages to retain guard.
Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey scoring with some ground and pound.
Bailey stands up and waves to Scooby to follow him.
Bailey moves into the clinch.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Scooby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bailey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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.
Bailey wants to stand but Scooby has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bailey gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Scooby to get to his feet.
Scooby misses the jab.
Bailey tries to counter with a takedown but Scooby is quick to defend against it.
Scooby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bailey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scooby somewhat.
Bailey attempts a counter takedown but Scooby avoids it well and moves away.
Chung Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skip Scooby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Scooby enables Bailey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Scooby manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bailey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Scooby shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bailey trying to control but Scooby postures up.
Bailey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bailey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bailey trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scooby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bailey's head.
Scooby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scooby with a nice head shot there.
Bailey controlling the position.
Scooby trying to move into half guard but instead Bailey has managed to sweep!
Bailey throws a big right hand that misses.
Bailey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scooby's guard.
Scooby working a defensive guard here.
Scooby has his hands on Bailey's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Bailey dominated that round.
That's time! Bailey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bailey shoots for a double leg takedown but Scooby sprawls well. He's pushed Bailey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scooby swinging wildly here.
Bailey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bailey showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Scooby.
Bailey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scooby goes for a takedown attempt but Bailey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice combination there by Scooby.
Bailey darts in looking for a takedown but Scooby gets double underhooks and turns Bailey into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scooby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bailey is looking to counter punch.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches up with Scooby, looking for a takedown. Bailey pushes Scooby against the cage but Scooby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scooby misses with a double jab.
Bailey is looking for a counter combo.
Bailey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scooby's guard.
Bailey is standing up over Scooby. Scooby looks to escape but Bailey dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scooby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bailey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bailey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bailey gets to mount! Scooby was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Scooby is looking to get to half guard.
Bailey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bailey is landing with some decent strikes but Scooby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scooby can do to turn this around?
Bailey working the ground and pound effectively.
Bailey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Scooby manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Scooby can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scooby sneaks out the side door and pushes Bailey away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Scooby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bailey goes for a double leg but Scooby avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Scooby continues to drive forward.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Scooby.
Scooby shoots in looking for a takedown. Bailey tries to sprawl out of it but Scooby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bailey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Skip Scooby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bailey slips under a jab from Scooby.
Some wild striking there from Scooby.
Bailey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Skip Scooby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Scooby does no damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bailey or perhaps it was just good defense by Scooby, which made it look bad.
Scooby should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bailey tries to clinch but Scooby is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scooby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bailey avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.
Scooby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches up with Scooby, looking for a takedown. Bailey pushes Scooby against the cage but Scooby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey shoots in looking for a takedown. Scooby tries to sprawl out of it but Bailey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scooby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scooby gets a takedown into half guard.
Scooby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to control but Scooby is keeping busy.
Bailey is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey trying to hold on to Scooby's head to control him but Scooby postures up.
Scooby stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bailey slips a jab and a cross from Scooby.
Scooby looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Scooby throws a right hand that Bailey ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailey also avoids with ease.
Scooby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bailey as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Scooby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bailey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Scooby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Scooby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scooby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scooby misses with a two punch combination.
Bailey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Scooby defends well and Bailey ends up having to push Scooby into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bailey slips a jab and a cross from Scooby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scooby lands a jab-cross combination.
Scooby misses with a combination
and Bailey counters with a nice body shot.
Scooby connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Scooby. Those never looked like landing.
Bailey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scooby avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scooby feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skip Scooby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scooby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Skip Scooby!
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energy
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hype
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