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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bayless. #CL2#
Suarez moves into the clinch.
Suarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bayless has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Suarez breaks the clinch.
Bayless misses with a wild combination.
Bayless tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Suarez. Those never looked like landing.
Bayless swings for the body but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bayless appears to be looking for a big counter.
Suarez looks to land a combination but Bayless avoids it well.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Bayless. Those never looked like landing.
Bayless is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tyson Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Suarez both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez misses with a double jab.
Bayless throws a body punch but Suarez moves out of range.
Bayless swats away the attempt to clinch by Suarez.#T1#
Bayless swinging wildly here.
Bayless moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bayless throws a leg kick that misses.
Suarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bayless.
Suarez blocks a jab.
Suarez tries to clinch but Bayless moves out of range.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayless.
Bayless lands with a shot to the body.
Bayless lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson Suarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayless throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suarez.
Bayless looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suarez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#
It looks like Tyson Suarez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bayless closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bayless misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bayless misses with the combination.
#T2#
Suarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bayless misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bayless throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suarez is looking to clinch but Bayless is avoiding it.
Suarez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bayless works over Suarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Bayless looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suarez throws a right hand that Bayless ducks under and follows up with a left that Bayless also avoids with ease.
Suarez connects with a crisp jab.
Suarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayless.
Bayless stalks Suarez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suarez's face. Suarez staggers backwards, shaken.
Bayless looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suarez throws a right hand that Bayless ducks under and follows up with a left that Bayless also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Bayless misses.
Suarez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bayless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suarez circles away quickly and effectively.#T3#
Suarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayless.
Bayless throws a series of punches but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Bayless misses the target.
Suarez moves in looking to clinch but Bayless pushes him off.
Bayless throws a big counter combination but Suarez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bayless cracks Suarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bayless lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bayless tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bayless.
Suarez cracks a nice hook into Bayless's ribs.
Bayless misses with a wild combination.
Bayless dives in and grabs Suarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes down on Bayless's head and hops out.
Suarez tries to clinch there but Bayless circles away.
A punch combination from Bayless misses.
Bayless throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bayless keeps the fight on the outside.
Bayless jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T4#
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!
Suarez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bayless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suarez scores with a hook.#ROC2#
Bayless is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Skip Bayless has been cut.
Bayless tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suarez defends well and Bayless ends up having to push Suarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Suarez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oh Bayless is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bayless misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bayless seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Suarez has knocked Bayless down with a huge combo! Suarez steps away and waves a wobbly Bayless back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The fighters circle momentarily. Suarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suarez tries to clinch but Bayless is having none of it.
Bayless connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Bayless misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Suarez! Bayless is backing up but he can't get away as Suarez lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bayless and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyson Suarez!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Bayless works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
Bayless keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Bayless's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice sprawl there from Bayless as Davis shoots in.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bayless defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roderick Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Davis gets a double leg takedown into Bayless's guard.
Bayless looking for a sweep. Not yet Bayless, not yet.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bayless avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bayless looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Bayless has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bayless has his hands on Davis's head, controlling the position. #T1##SUB2#
Bayless has an active guard here but Davis has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB#
Davis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bayless is doing well to control the position and prevent Davis from advancing to side control.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bayless is looking to improve his position.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bayless does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bayless is positioning himself well to prevent Davis advancing to mount. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bayless scores with a nice right hand.
Davis wants to clinch up but Bayless keeps it at a distance.
Bayless with a hook.#ROC2#
Davis is rocked!#KD2#
Bayless lands a big right hand that sends Davis crashing to the mat! Bayless stays standing though and waves Davis back to his feet!
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis dodges the punch combination from Bayless.
Bayless throws an uppercut from hell that sends Davis clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bayless stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Skip Bayless!
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Event:
HI: WedFight XI
Date: May 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Bayless will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baylesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bayless throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bayless as he avoids it easily.
Bayless has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Bear's Den in the buildup to the fight.
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bayless's waist but Bayless gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side.
Bayless is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Bayless against the ropes.
Bayless wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Skip Bayless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bayless after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Bayless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nate Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Bayless moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bayless lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bayless.
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!
Gonzalez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Bayless.
Gonzalez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Bayless. Those never looked like landing.
Bayless fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayless.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Bayless circles away.
Bayless appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gonzalez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bayless throws a front kick aimed at Gonzalez's knee but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Bayless looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bayless tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bayless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bayless.
Gonzalez lunges at Bayless with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bayless's hand.
Some wild striking there from Bayless.
#T2#
Bayless tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayless tried to score with a low kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Bayless throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bayless bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Bayless dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bayless lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Bayless's head back.
Bayless displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
Bayless misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez feints the counter takedown.
Bayless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayless misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bayless defends it well.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Bayless counters with a one-two to the body.
Bayless throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Bayless avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baylesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bayless fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Bayless misses the target.
Bayless swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bayless is fending him off so far but Gonzalez persists. Nope, Bayless circles away and we're back to standing.
Bayless fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Bayless moves out of range.
Bayless misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bayless misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bayless. Those never looked like landing.
Skip Bayless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayless looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bayless misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez dives in for a single leg takedown but Bayless sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Bayless misses with a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Bayless avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Bayless lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Bayless's defenses.
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bayless's waist but Bayless gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side.
Bayless misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Bayless dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Bayless throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Gonzalez coming out on top.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayless was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Bayless misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bayless. Bayless circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.#BC#
Bayless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bayless uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.#CL2#
Gonzalez clinches up against the ropes.#TD2#
Gonzalez jumps guard and drags Bayless to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Gonzalez working for a triangle but Bayless defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Gonzalez is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bayless throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gonzalez's body to avoid the submission. Gonzalez has instead reached around Bayless's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gonzalez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nate Gonzalez!
An intense looking Nate Gonzalez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I aint surprised motherfukers. I said I'd get the W tonight and that's EXACTLY how that shit went down! Ain't one of these niggas on The Island gonna beat me I'm too experienced from fighting amateur, I'm too skilled from training with Nick Gonzalez, I'm just to damn good homie. COMPTON MOTHERFUCKER'.
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Event:
HI41: Fight and Furious III
Date: Apr 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Somakandarkram misses with a head kick.
As Somakandarkram backs off Bayless throws a huge counter combo but Somakandarkram manages to avoid it all.
Bayless throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bayless uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Somakandarkram lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#KD#
Somakandarkram lands a big head kick that sends Bayless tumbling to the mat! Somakandarkram takes a step backwards and waves Bayless back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Bayless is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Skip Bayless has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somakandarkram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bayless is still on wobbly legs! Can Somakandarkram finish him?
Somakandarkram tries to land a body kick
and Bayless counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bayless seems to have recovered his senses.
Somakandarkram takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bayless looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bayless!
Bayless lands a two punch combo.
Bayless throws a right hand that Somakandarkram ducks under and follows up with a left that Somakandarkram also avoids with ease.
Bayless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Somakandarkram definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Bayless misses with a leg kick #KD#
and Somakandarkram counters with a head kick that drops Bayless to the mat! Bayless scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Somakandarkram dodges the punch combination from Bayless.
Somakandarkram thumps Bayless with a low kick.
Bayless rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Somakandarkram moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bayless just manages to avoid a counter high kick from Somakandarkram.
Somakandarkram thumps Bayless with a low kick.
Somakandarkram throws a lazy head kick
and Bayless counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skip Bayless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Somakandarkram checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bayless displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayless throws a half hearted mid kick.#T2#
Bayless tries to land a front kick but Somakandarkram steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Bayless does it's job there.
Bayless scores with a three punch combo!
Bayless throws a left and a right that both miss
and Somakandarkram counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Bayless! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shivakamini Somakandarkram!
An intense looking Shivakamini Somakandarkram took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Shit it about time.'.
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Event:
Highland Island 26
Date: Apr 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Shuttlesworth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bayless tries to clinch there but Shuttlesworth circles away.
Bayless connects with a jab.
Bayless misses with the combination.
A cross from Bayless lands.
A left and a right from Bayless both land. Nice combination.
Bayless throws a lazy body kick
and Shuttlesworth counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayless displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Bayless misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayless throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shuttlesworth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shuttlesworth misses with the combination.
#T1#
Bayless lands a jab-cross combination.
Bayless throws a right hand that Shuttlesworth ducks under and follows up with a left that Shuttlesworth also avoids with ease.
Shuttlesworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Shuttlesworth. Those never looked like landing.
Shuttlesworth looks to land a left hand but Bayless moved out of range nicely.
Bayless throws out a counter right but Shuttlesworth avoids it with no problem.
Bayless throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bayless connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bayless throws a right and a left that Shuttlesworth avoids nicely.
Bayless throws a series of punches but Shuttlesworth avoids them all with ease.
Bayless sizes up Shuttlesworth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
Bayless does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bayless throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shuttlesworth counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayless misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bayless misses with a body kick.
Shuttlesworth dodges the punch combination from Bayless.
A punch combination from Bayless misses.
Bayless throws a body shot but no joy.
Bayless throws a series of punches but Shuttlesworth moves out of range.
Shuttlesworth blocks a head kick by Bayless.
Shuttlesworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bayless. #T3#
Bayless throws a series of punches but Shuttlesworth avoids them all with ease.
Bayless throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shuttlesworth.
Bayless throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bayless scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bayless throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shuttlesworth counters with a nice body shot.
Bayless throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shuttlesworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bayless takes a swing at Shuttlesworth's ribcage but misses.
Bayless walks into a stiff left hand from Shuttlesworth.
Shuttlesworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayless.
Bayless lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shuttlesworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bayless misses with a looping right.#T4##CL#
Shuttlesworth rushes Bayless and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Bayless manages to break the clinch.
Shuttlesworth tries to clinch but Bayless moves out of range.
Bayless fails to land with a series of punches.
Bayless scores with a jab. Shuttlesworth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shuttlesworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayless.
Shuttlesworth throwing a counter right hand but Bayless manages to avoid it.
Bayless throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shuttlesworth.
Bayless misses with a few strikes there.
Bayless just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShuttlesworth.
Shuttlesworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayless.
A punch combination from Bayless misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Bayless dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Bayless throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shuttlesworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayless.
Shuttlesworth misses with a few strikes there.
Bayless throws a counter combo.
A leg kick checked by Bayless.
Bayless takes a swing at Shuttlesworth's ribcage but misses.
Shuttlesworth throws a big counter combination but Bayless scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bayless has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shuttlesworth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bayless throws a combination that misses
and Shuttlesworth counters with a one-two to the body.
Bayless throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shuttlesworth.
Jesus Shuttlesworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shuttlesworth throws an overhand right that lands on Bayless's shoulder, as Bayless tries to avoid the shot.
Shuttlesworth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bayless scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shuttlesworth moves in looking to clinch but Bayless pushes him off.#T1#
Bayless throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bayless connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shuttlesworth momentarily.
No joy there for Bayless, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bayless throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Shuttlesworth to counter with a crisp jab.
Bayless throws a series of punches but Shuttlesworth avoids them all with ease.
Shuttlesworth has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shuttlesworth throws the left hand but Bayless avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Bayless's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shuttlesworth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Shuttlesworth misses its target.
Bayless throws a hook but Shuttlesworth avoids it easily.
Bayless feints a jab promting Shuttlesworth to slip. Bayless then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shuttlesworth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shuttlesworth scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Bayless misses.
It looked like Shuttlesworth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T2#
Shuttlesworth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shuttlesworth looks to land a combination but Bayless avoids it well.
As Shuttlesworth backs off Bayless throws a huge counter combo but Shuttlesworth manages to avoid it all.
Bayless swinging wildly here.
Bayless throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shuttlesworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Shuttlesworth wants to clinch up but Bayless keeps it at a distance.
As Shuttlesworth backs off Bayless throws a huge counter combo but Shuttlesworth manages to avoid it all.
Bayless falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shuttlesworth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bayless's knee momentarily.
Bayless will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shuttlesworth moves out of range of the leg kick from Bayless.
The fighters circling - Bayless throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Bayless scores with a jab to the body.
Bayless misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shuttlesworth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bayless misses with the combination.
Shuttlesworth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shuttlesworth misses with a body shot.
Bayless throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayless lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shuttlesworth tries to clinch but Bayless moves out of range.
Bayless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bayless swinging wildly here.
#T4#
Shuttlesworth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bayless swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bayless swings widly with a right hand
and Shuttlesworth counters with a body kick that stops Bayless in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shuttlesworth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skip Bayless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Bayless, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bayless is breathing heavily.
Bayless dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shuttlesworth tries to clinch there but Bayless circles away.
Bayless throws a counter combo.
Bayless misses with a series of wild punches.
Bayless throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Bayless there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Bayless showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bayless stuns Shuttlesworth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Shuttlesworth has Bayless up against the cage in a clinch.
Shuttlesworth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC2#
Bayless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shuttlesworth throws a head kick that misses.
Bayless fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bayless.
Bayless dodges the punch combination from Shuttlesworth.
#T1#
Bayless scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shuttlesworth doesn't seem bothered though.
Shuttlesworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayless.
Shuttlesworth is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Bayless moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shuttlesworth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shuttlesworth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bayless is defending well.#BC2#
Bayless breaks from the clinch.
Shuttlesworth cracks Bayless with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bayless walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shuttlesworth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bayless misses with a two punch combination.
#T2#
Bayless tries a head kick but it misses.
Shuttlesworth lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bayless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shuttlesworth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bayless misses with a double jab.
Bayless takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bayless scores with a jab. Shuttlesworth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shuttlesworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayless.
A punch combination from Shuttlesworth misses.
Bayless throws a counter combo.
Bayless throws a right and a left that Shuttlesworth avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayless tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skip Bayless seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Bayless moves into range and clinches up with Shuttlesworth.#BC2#
Bayless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bayless throws a series of punches but Shuttlesworth moves out of range. #T3#
Bayless will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shuttlesworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Shuttlesworth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Shuttlesworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bayless throws a right hand that Shuttlesworth ducks under and follows up with a left that Shuttlesworth also avoids with ease.
It looked like Shuttlesworth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shuttlesworth!
Bayless misses with a low kick.
Shuttlesworth went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bayless looks to land a combination. Shuttlesworth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shuttlesworth throws a right and a left that Bayless avoids nicely.
Bayless throws out a powerful jab.
Shuttlesworth looks to land a combination but Bayless avoids it well.
Bayless looks to land a combination but Shuttlesworth avoids it well. #T4#
Bayless is looking to clinch but Shuttlesworth is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayless misses with a low kick.
Bayless misses with a body shot.
Bayless throws a nice looking combination but Shuttlesworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Shuttlesworth does no damage.
Bayless throws a right and a left that Shuttlesworth avoids nicely.
Bayless tries to clinch up but Shuttlesworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Bayless.
Bayless scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skip Bayless comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bayless has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skip Bayless!
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