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Event:
ENIGMA 219
Date: Sep 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Bailey throws a lazy head kick
and Nolan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nolan slips under a jab.
Nolan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nolan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Bailey swings for the body but Nolan moves out of range.
Nolan shoots for a takedown but Bailey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bailey.#T1#
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Nolan is looking for the big counter here.
Nolan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nolan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nolan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nolan throws a big counter head kick but Bailey avoids it with no problem.
Bailey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nolan.
Bailey thuds a left hand into Nolan's body.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Nolan is just out of range.
Nolan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bailey lands with a slapping head kick.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bailey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T2#
Nolan fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Nolan.
Nolan moves out of range as Bailey strikes.
Nolan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bailey sprawls well. Bailey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nolan counter with a right hand.
Patrick Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nolan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nolan! But no joy.
Nolan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bailey to score with a decent uppercut.#T3#
Bailey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nolan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Bailey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bailey as he jumps to the side.
Bailey throws a head kick but Nolan moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bailey.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Nolan tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it. #T4#
Bailey swinging wildly here.
Nolan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
A good leg kick by Bailey.
Nolan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Nolan shoots in.
It looked like Bailey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nolan.
Nolan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Nolan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Nolan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Nolan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bailey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Bailey lands with a cross.
Bailey leaves Nolan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bailey scores with a spinning back kick!
Bailey misses with an uppercut.
Nolan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Bailey.
Nolan moves out of range of the body kick from Bailey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan slips under a jab from Bailey.
Nolan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nolan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bailey circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bailey misses the target.#T1#
Bailey throws a lazy head kick
and Nolan counters with a right hand to the body.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
Patrick Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nolan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Bailey.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Nolan is out of range. #CL2#
Nolan forces Bailey back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Nolan breaks from the clinch.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey 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.
Bailey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bailey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nolan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nolan wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey lands with an uppercut that bounces Nolan off the cage and back into range.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nolan.
Bailey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bailey throws a head kick but Nolan moves out of range.
Nolan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
A big right from Bailey misses. #T3#
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nolan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailey swivels and escapes.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Nolan moved out of range.
Nolan throws a counter combo.
Nolan is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Nolan moved out of range nicely.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
and Nolan counters with a left and a right that stings Bailey.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Nolan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bailey digs a good body shot into Nolan's ribs.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses. #T4##CL2#
Nolan has Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Nolan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nolan blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Patrick Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Nolan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
Nolan unleashes a big counter combination but Bailey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bailey is looking to slow Nolan down with leg kicks.
Nolan tries to clinch up.
Nolan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nolan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bailey lands a leg kick that knocks Nolan off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bailey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Bailey scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Nolan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nolan can do to turn this around?#BC#
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nolan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bailey lands a glancing blow to the side of Nolan's head.
Nice jab there from Bailey. #CL2#
Nolan moves into the clinch.
Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan presses Bailey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Nolan.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey lands a body punch. #BC2#
Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Bailey scores with a punch to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Nolan shoots in.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey connects with a looping right hand.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Bailey lands a high kick!
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Nolan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Bailey does no damage.
Nolan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T2#
Nolan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
As Nolan backs away, Bailey returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bailey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nolan if he has to take too many more of those.
Bailey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nolan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nolan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nolan.
Bailey thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nolan looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Nolan closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Nolan manages to break the clinch.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
and Nolan counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Bailey catches Nolan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bailey throws a nice head kick!
Joshua Nolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
#CL2#
and Nolan moves into the clinch.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Bailey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nolan's elbow.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey throws a head kick but Nolan moves out of range.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Nolan is out of range. #T4#
Nolan has his takedown stuffed
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patrick Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Nolan.
Nolan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Nolan's head but Nolan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Nolan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patrick Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Nolan moves away and avoids it.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Joshua Nolan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nolan blocks a head kick by Bailey.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bailey! |
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Event:
Mount Trials
Date: Jul 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.#CL#
Antigua darts in and clinches Bailey up against the cage.
Bailey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Antigua stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey effectively controlling the action here.#T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Antigua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bailey is looking to control Antigua's arms but Antigua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bailey has his back to the cage.
Bailey tries to stall but Antigua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Antigua pressing his opponent against the cage. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Antigua letting Bailey take a breather here.
Antigua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Antigua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Antigua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antigua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Antigua! |
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