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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Toa (ranked 5155 p4p, 562 weight class) and Marco Bailley (ranked 7322 p4p, 642 weight class). Marco Bailley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Jimi Toa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Bailley!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailley clinches with his opponent.
Toa pulls guard effortlessly.
Toa is trying to control the position but Bailley postures up.
Bailley wants to get up but he can't break Toa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Toa has his foot on Bailley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bailley works his way back into a safe position though.
Toa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bailley wants to stand but Toa is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bailley has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toa prevents a body shot from Bailley.
Toa manages to pull guard.
Bailley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Toa's guard.
Toa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Toa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bailley's guard.
Toa throws a big elbow that misses.
Bailley wants to get back to his feet but Toa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailley, not yet.
Bailley keeping moving, preventing Toa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toa prevents Bailley from getting back to his feet.
Toa looking to pass the guard.
Bailley wants to stand up but Toa is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bailley punishes Toa's body with a nice straight punch.
Bailley forces Toa back against the cage and clinches.
Bailley throws a punch but it's blocked by Toa.
Toa fails to pull guard.
Toa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bailley walks away with a smile on his face. Toa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailley has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailley.
A short uppercut from Bailley.
Toa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimi Toa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toa or not.
Bailley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toa is trying to pull guard but Bailley has him pressed against the cage.
Bailley lands with a right to the head.
Toa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Toa tries to pull guard but Bailley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toa is trying to pull guard but Bailley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Toa jumps guard and drags Bailley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Toa is breathing heavily.
Toa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bailley defends it easily.
Bailley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailley tries to stand but Toa is controlling from the bottom.
Toa looking for subs off his back but Bailley has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bailley stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Bailley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bailley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toa jumps guard but Bailley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toa tries to pull guard but Bailley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bailley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailley to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimi Toa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toa.
Bailley lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailley.
Toa blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Bailley.
Bailley misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toas head.
Marco Bailley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toa blocks an uppercut.
Toa tries to pull guard but Bailley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bailley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toa's elbow.
Bailley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toa tries to pull guard but Bailley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bailley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailley lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bailley gets through Toa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bailley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toa fails to pull guard.
Bailley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailley scores with a shoulder strike.
Bailley lands with a short shot to the head.
Bailley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Bailley on the inside.
Toa tries to pull guard but Bailley won't allow it.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bailley.
Bailley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bailley gets through Toa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bailley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Toa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bailley smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailley has Toa up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailley tries to throw a body punch but Toa avoids it by throwing Bailley back against the cage.
Bailley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailley tries to work over Toa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Bailley.
Bailley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bailley.
Bailley digs a right hand underneath Toa's ribcage. Toa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bailley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bailley misses with a punch to the body.
Bailley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Bailley working aggressively here.
Toa jumps guard but Bailley stands there with Toa around his waist. Toa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bailley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bailley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
A short right from Bailley.
Bailley throws a head punch that misses.
Toa is trying to pull guard but Bailley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailley.
A short uppercut from Bailley.
Bailley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Toa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bailley walks away with a smile on his face. Toa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bailley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toa gets tackled into the cage by Bailley. Bailley maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailley gets through Toa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bailley lands a nice uppercut.
Bailley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailley lands a body shot.
Bailley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bailley gets through Toa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bailley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Bailley - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailley.
Bailley pushes Toa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailley pushes Toa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailley.
Bailley lands a nice shot to the body.
Bailley lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailley.
Bailley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Bailley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bailley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailley is working Toa over against the cage.
Bailley cracks Toa with a nice body shot.
Bailley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Bailley presses Toa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bailley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Bailley lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailley.
A short uppercut from Bailley.
A right handed body shot lands from Bailley.
Bailley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailley lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bailley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toa is rocked!
Bailley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Toa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bailley dips a shoulder and cracks Toa with a mighty uppercut! Toa falls back against the cage and Bailley unloads with a barrage of strikes! Toa is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bailley screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Bailley!
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