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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Nazarov (ranked 2538 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zammy Bailey (ranked 2669 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zammy Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazarov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bailey throws a front kick aimed at Nazarov's knee but Nazarov avoids it well.
Nazarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Nazarov moves out of range easily.
Nazarov blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Nazarov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Nazarov.
Bailey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nazarov throws an overhand right that lands on Bailey's shoulder, as Bailey tries to avoid the shot.
Nazarov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bailey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nazarov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Vadim Nazarov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a nice head kick!
Bailey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Nazarov avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Nazarov dives in and grabs Bailey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bailey pushes down on Nazarov's head and hops out.
Nazarov shoots in and drives through. Bailey sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nazarov checks a leg kick.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Nazarov avoids them all with ease.
Bailey lands a nice hook to Nazarov's body. Nazarov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Nazarov avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Nazarov lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bailey fails to land with a series of punches.
Nazarov throws an off balance right hand
and Bailey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nazarov scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
Zammy Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazarov tries to counter with a takedown but Bailey is quick to defend against it.
Bailey throws a head kick that half lands.
Bailey lands a leg kick that knocks Nazarov off balance momentarily.
Nazarov misses with a lunging right hand
and Bailey counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
Nazarov misses with a looping right.
Bailey tries a quick counter leg kick but Nazarov is wise to it.
Bailey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bailey misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Nazarov misses the target.
Bailey walks into a straight right hand from Nazarov.
Bailey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nazarov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey lands a jab to the nose.
Nazarov looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut.
Bailey connects with a leg kick. Nazarov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazarov throws a right hand that misses
and Bailey counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey throws a head kick but Nazarov moves out of range.
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nazarov misses with a looping right.
Bailey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bailey swings for the body but Nazarov moves out of range.
Nazarov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazarov avoids a kick to the body.
Nazarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zammy Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nazarov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nazarov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarov.
Oooooh!!! Bailey has knocked Nazarov down with a huge combo! Bailey steps away and waves a wobbly Nazarov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nazarov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarov throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Bailey flicks out a counter leg kick but Nazarov steps away.
Oh Nazarov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Bailey misses
and Nazarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nazarov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bailey throws a right hand that Nazarov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nazarov also avoids with ease.
Bailey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nazarov rather than just go for the knockout.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazarov.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zammy Bailey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey throws a lazy head kick
and Nazarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazarov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nazarov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarov manages to avoid it.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bailey works over Nazarov's head and body with a nice combination.
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
A jab from Bailey finds it's way through Nazarov's defenses.
Nazarov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nazarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bailey.
Nazarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bailey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nazarov takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Zammy Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey.
Bailey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nazarov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nazarov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bailey counters with a nice right hand that sends Nazarov toppling to the canvas! Nazarov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bailey finish him?!
Vadim Nazarov's cut is getting worse.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bailey.
Bailey circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Nazarov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bailey follows Nazarov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zammy Bailey!
Post fight, Zammy Bailey stared into the camera and said 'I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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