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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 1797 p4p, 260 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 909 p4p, 138 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wijnbergen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bailey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Wijnbergen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a counter right but Bailey avoids it with no problem.
Bailey misses with a body punch
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Bailey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick, looking for Bailey's leg but Bailey calmly moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen looks for the body kick but Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Bailey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Bailey slips under a jab.
Van Wijnbergen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bailey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Bailey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Van Wijnbergen is avoiding it.
Van Wijnbergen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a jab.
Van Wijnbergen digs a good body shot into Bailey's ribs.
Van Wijnbergen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Bailey moved away.
Bailey has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Wijnbergen fails to land.
Bailey tries a body shot but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Van Wijnbergen controls the action.
Van Wijnbergen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baileys head.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bailey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Wijnbergen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bailey.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Wijnbergen backwards.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Wijnbergen is trying to break the clinch but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey prevents Van Wijnbergen from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Wijnbergen controls his hands.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Van Wijnbergen tries to circle away but Bailey has him pinned against the cage.
Van Wijnbergen has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Wijnbergen's elbow.
Van Wijnbergen working aggressively here.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey looks for the body kick but Van Wijnbergen saw that one coming.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Van Wijnbergen throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Van Wijnbergen catches Bailey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Wijnbergen throws a right hand that misses
and Bailey counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bailey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Wijnbergen scrambles back to his feet.
Van Wijnbergen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab and a cross from Bailey.
A low kick from Van Wijnbergen is predictable there
and Bailey counters with a one-two to the body.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Van Wijnbergen's head but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Van Wijnbergen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Wijnbergen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that Bailey semi-blocks.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Bailey. Beautiful body shot.
Devon Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Van Wijnbergen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Wijnbergen thinks about the counter body kick.
Bailey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen looks for the body kick but Bailey saw that one coming.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bailey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bailey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Wijnbergen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Van Wijnbergen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Wijnbergen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick, looking for Bailey's leg but Bailey calmly moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen cracks the inside of Bailey's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey darts in and clinches Van Wijnbergen up against the cage.
Bailey blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Wijnbergen throws a big counter head kick but Bailey avoids it with no problem.
Bailey moves into the clinch.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Van Wijnbergen.
Devon Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Wijnbergen is trying to break free.
Van Wijnbergen blocks an uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen blocking some punches.
Bailey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Wijnbergen backwards.
Van Wijnbergen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Van Wijnbergen.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Wijnbergen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Wijnbergen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Wijnbergen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey digs a right hand into Van Wijnbergen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Wijnbergen's gas tank.
Van Wijnbergen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Wijnbergen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bailey has Van Wijnbergen pressed against the cage, preventing Van Wijnbergen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bailey on the inside.
Bailey lands with a light punch inside.
Van Wijnbergen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Wijnbergen blocks an uppercut.
Bailey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body punch.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a body shot from Bailey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey pushes Van Wijnbergen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch but Van Wijnbergen is having none of it.
Bailey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Bailey slips under a jab.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Van Wijnbergen's shoulder, as Van Wijnbergen tries to avoid the shot.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a cross.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a kick to the temple. Bailey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Van Wijnbergen moved out of range nicely.
Van Wijnbergen misses the jab.
Bailey fails to land with a series of punches.
Bailey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab by Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Wijnbergen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Wijnbergen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Wijnbergen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bailey misses with a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a leg kick.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Wijnbergen feints a counter leg kick.
Bailey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Wijnbergens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bailey looks to land a body kick but Van Wijnbergen moved away.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey is looking to counter the offense by Van Wijnbergen and move into the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Wijnbergen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Van Wijnbergen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bailey blocks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bailey on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wijnbergen wants to slow Bailey down by chopping away at his legs.
Bailey is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bailey throws a head kick but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
A slow jab from Van Wijnbergen misses its intended target.
Bailey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Wijnbergen doesn't seem bothered though.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice head kick!
Van Wijnbergen avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Van Wijnbergen circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a combination but Bailey avoids it well.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Van Wijnbergen responds with a good body kick, but Bailey manages to step out the way in time.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Bailey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Van Wijnbergen avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
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 Devon Bailey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen keeps Bailey at a distance using the push kick.
Bailey catches Van Wijnbergen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Van Wijnbergen.
Bailey wants to clinch but Van Wijnbergen slips to the side
enabling Van Wijnbergen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bailey takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Wijnbergen.
Bailey lands a body shot.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Wijnbergen's elbow.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bailey lands a slapping body shot.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Wijnbergen.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Wijnbergen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Wijnbergen walks into a left hand.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Van Wijnbergen looks to throw the jab but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bailey moves out of range of the body kick from Van Wijnbergen.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bailey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Wijnbergen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Bailey.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Bailey with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey misses with the combination.
Bailey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Wijnbergen moves out of range as Bailey strikes.
Bailey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a head kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a push kick but Bailey slaps the foot to one side.
Van Wijnbergen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey has Van Wijnbergen up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Bailey lands a nice uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Wijnbergen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bailey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Wijnbergen can turn it around.
A body shot lands from Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Wijnbergen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Bailey.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Van Wijnbergen controls the action.
Van Wijnbergen can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Van Wijnbergen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen breaks from the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Wijnbergen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey lands with a good body shot.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Wijnbergen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen moves away.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Wijnbergen slips a straight right by Bailey.
Bailey misses with a body shot
and Bailey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Van Wijnbergen scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick by Bailey misses
and Van Wijnbergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Wijnbergen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
Bailey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Wijnbergen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bailey.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Devon Bailey.
I think Bailey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Devon Bailey!
Devon Bailey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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RATING
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