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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chara Zaad (ranked 3186 p4p, 414 weight class) and Marco Bailley (ranked 2521 p4p, 343 weight class). Marco Bailley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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192 cm
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210 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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186 cm
24
208 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chara Zaad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Bailley! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bailley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Zaad throws a hook but Bailley avoids it easily. It seemed like Bailley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Some wild striking there from Zaad.
Bailley flicks out a counter leg kick but Zaad steps away. Bailley slips under a jab. A nice side step and Bailley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Zaad connects with a crisp jab. The crowd cheers as Zaad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bailley doesn't seem phased though. Zaad misses with a double jab.
Chara Zaad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bailley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Zaad moves out of range as Bailley throws a body kick.
Zaad cracks Bailley with a good jab. Bailley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaad. Zaad misses the shot to the body. Bailley looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaad is just out of range. Zaad has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Zaad throws a right hand that misses
and Bailley counters with a body kick that stops Zaad in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zaad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailley. Bailley looks like he wants to counter punch here. Zaad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Zaad's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Zaad misses with a left hand and Bailley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Zaad throws a combination that misses enabling Bailley to counter with a crisp jab. Zaad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bailley counters with a straight right hand. Zaad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Zaad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailley moves away. Bailley tries a quick counter leg kick but Zaad is wise to it. Bailley blocks a jab. Zaad throws a right hand that misses
and Bailley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Zaad looks to land a combination. Bailley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. This has been an exciting period of action! Zaad throws a body shot but no joy. Bailley counters with a body kick. Bailley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaad. Bailley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Zaad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bailley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zaad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bailley shapes to counter with a head kick. Zaad cracks Bailley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. No joy there for Zaad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bailley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bailley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Zaad throws a right hand that misses
and Bailley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Zaad misses with a combination
letting Bailley counter with a right hand. A jab from Bailley finds it's way through Zaad's defenses. Zaad throws a lazy uppercut
and Bailley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Zaad lands a jab to Bailley's midsection. Nice jab there from Zaad. Zaad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailley was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaad. It seemed like Bailley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zaad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Bailley lands a jab-cross combination. Zaad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Zaad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bailley on the side of the head. Zaad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zaad thows a left - swing and a miss! It seemed like Bailley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Zaad misses with a hook
and Bailley counters with a stiff right hand. Bailley tries to move into range but Zaad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Bailley avoids the body shot from Zaad.
Zaad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bailley at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zaad throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaad's knee momentarily. Bailley slips a straight right by Zaad. Zaad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Bailley looks to land a left hand but Zaad moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Zaad throws out the jab but it was never going to land. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailley! But no joy. Zaad looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailley is just out of range. Zaad misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Bailley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Bailley walks into a jab. Zaad misses with a shot to the body and Bailley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Zaad throws a sloppy body shot
and Zaad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Zaad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailley. Bailley throws out a counter right but Zaad avoids it with no problem. Zaad lands a nice looking body shot.
Zaad cracks a nice hook into Bailley's ribs. Zaad misses the shot to the body. Bailley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bailley throws a hook but Zaad avoids it easily. Zaad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Zaad pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bailley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chara Zaad dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zaad misses with a wild body shot. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailley! But no joy. Zaad misses with a double jab
and Bailley counters with a nice uppercut. Zaad throws a right and a left that Bailley avoids nicely. Bailley throws a fast counter high kick but Zaad manages to duck under it in time. Bailley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Zaad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaad misses with a body punch
letting Bailley counter with a right hand. Bailley misses with a double jab.
Zaad lands with an overhand left. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zaad lands with a cross. Zaad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Some wild striking there from Zaad.
A little jabbing left from Bailley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Chara Zaad is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zaad lands with a right hand. Zaad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailley.
Bailley throws a fast counter high kick but Zaad manages to duck under it in time. Zaad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailley. As Zaad backs off Bailley throws a huge counter combo but Zaad manages to avoid it all. Good exchange - Bailley coming out on top. Zaad misses with an uppercut
and Bailley counters with a slapping leg kick. Zaad slips a jab from Bailley. Zaad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bailley. Bailley looks for the body kick but Zaad saw that one coming. Bailley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bailley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Zaad swings for the body but Bailley moves out of range.
Bailley lands a leg kick that knocks Zaad off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bailley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Bailley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zaad finds it's way round the side to connect with Bailley's head. Zaad swings widly with a right hand
and Bailley counters with a stiff right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zaad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Zaad misses with a right hand and Bailley counters with a thumping low kick. Bailley slips under a jab. Bailley staying out of range there. Bailley looks like he wants to counter punch here. Zaad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailley moves away. Bailley throws a big counter head kick but Zaad avoids it with no problem. Zaad throws a body punch but Bailley moves out of range. Bailley flicks out a counter leg kick but Zaad steps away. Zaad scores with a jab to the body. Zaad misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zaad misses with a wild combination.
And Bailley responds with a good body kick, but Zaad manages to step out the way in time. Zaad misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Bailley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Zaad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailley! But no joy. Zaad swings widly with a right hand
and Bailley counters with a solid body kick. Bailley avoids the body shot from Zaad.
Bailley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaad.
Zaad lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zaad connects with a body shot. Bailley swings away with a leg kick that misses. Zaad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Zaad misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zaad swings for the body but Bailley moves out of range.
Zaad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Bailley lands a nice hook to Zaad's body. Zaad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zaad throws a one two combo.
Zaad just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaad throws an off balance right hand
and Bailley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bailley misses with an uppercut. Zaad saw that one coming. Zaad throws a sloppy body shot
and Bailley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bailley scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailley was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaad. Zaad getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Zaad dodges the punch combination from Bailley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chara Zaad will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zaad swings for the body but Bailley moves out of range.
Bailley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Marco Bailley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A shot to the body from Zaad misses and Bailley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Zaad throws a combination that misses and Bailley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zaad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailley counters with a slapping leg kick. Zaad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailley ducks under a wild hook from Zaad. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailley! But no joy. Zaad works Bailley's body with a nice hook. A left lands for Zaad. Zaad jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bailley is trying to counter with his kicks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice body punch from Bailley. Zaad misses with a straight right. Zaad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailley.
Bailley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Nice shot lands for Bailley.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bailley slips under a jab. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailley! But no joy. Bailley slips a straight right by Zaad. Bailley slips under a jab from Zaad. Zaad misses with a right hand and Bailley counters with a nice kick to the body. Zaad misses with a wild body shot. Zaad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaad scores with the left hand. Bailley knows he should have avoided that one. Bailley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zaad misses the body punch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Bailley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zaad darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Bailley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Zaad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zaad misses with a lunging right hand
and Bailley counters with a nice kick to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Zaad walks into a straight right hand from Bailley. Zaad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Zaad closes the distance and lands a one-two. Zaad looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailley is just out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Zaad. Bailley does a little dance to reset his feet. Zaad throws a combination that misses and Bailley scores with a counter punch that sends Zaad to the canvas! Bailley smells blood - he's punishing Zaad with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Zaad has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Bailley! After winning the bout, Marco Bailley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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