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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jex Midnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the TerrorDome. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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152 lbs
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173 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jex Midnight!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midnight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bailey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bailey looking to finish Midnight with some ground and pound. This is bad for Midnight!
Midnight is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey with shots to the head and body - Midnight looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bailey unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bailey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Midnight is looking to escape.
Midnight in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Midnight is rocked!
Midnight working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Midnight that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Midnight is still in real trouble! Can Bailey finish him?
Midnight working to try and regain half guard.
Midnight tries to hold on but Bailey pushes him away.
Bailey with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Midnight seems to have recovered his senses.
Midnight regains half guard.
Midnight wants to improve his position but Bailey is controlling well.
Bailey lands strikes from half guard.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Midnight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Midnight is refusing to be controlled, as Bailey sits in half guard.
Bailey is really struggling to control Midnight but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey prevents Midnight from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midnight trying to control but Bailey postures up.
Midnight wants to improve his position but Bailey is controlling well.
Midnight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bailey.
Bailey working the head and body with strikes.
Midnight manages to get to full guard.
Bailey is looking to work some ground and pound but Midnight has wrist control.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey preventing the sweep.
Bailey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bailey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Midnight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Midnight is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bailey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Midnight tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg.
Midnight flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bailey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bailey lands strikes from half guard.
Bailey slips a nice elbow through Midnight's hands, connecting with Midnight's forehead.
Bailey working over Midnight with some ground and pound. Midnight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Midnight gets back to full guard.
Bailey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Midnight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey works over Midnight with some ground and pound from guard.
Midnight is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Midnight manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Midnight looks gassed!
Midnight is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bailey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Midnight wants to control the pace but Bailey is squirming around nicely.
Bailey is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bailey is looking to control Midnight's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bailey avoid being mounted?
Midnight blocks the strikes from Bailey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Bailey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bailey misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Midnight.
Bailey misses with a straight left.
Midnight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Midnight takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Bailey misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Bailey.
Midnight misses with a body shot.
Bailey slips under a jab from Midnight.
Midnight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bailey rather than just go for the knockout.
Midnight looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet.
Bailey is trying to control the position but Midnight postures up.
Midnight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey is pulling down on Midnight's head to control his posture.
Midnight throws and elbow that misses. Bailey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Midnight's guard. Nice move by Bailey!
Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Midnight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midnight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bailey postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Midnight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bailey as he jumps to the side.
Midnight misses with a takedown attempt
and Bailey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Midnight's guard.
Midnight is breathing heavily.
Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Midnight keeps moving.
Bailey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Midnight working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bailey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bailey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bailey trying to control but Midnight is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midnight trying to control the position.
Bailey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Midnight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Midnight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bailey throws a big right hand that misses.
Midnight looking for a sweep. Not yet Midnight, not yet.
Bailey scoring with some ground and pound.
Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bailey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bailey works over Midnight with some ground and pound from guard.
Bailey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Midnight has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bailey has managed to get both his arms back between Midnight's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey pushing down on Midnight's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Midnight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey lands strikes from half guard.
Bailey wants to control but Midnight is keeping him busy.
Bailey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bailey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Midnight makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Midnight.
Midnight looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
Midnight keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
Bailey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Midnight's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Midnight is keeping the position.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Midnight keeps moving.
Midnight had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bailey defends it easily.
Bailey preventing the sweep.
Bailey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Midnight.
Bailey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Midnight is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Bailey dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bailey scores a takedown into full mount!
Bailey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bailey trying to control but Midnight is having none of it.
Bailey working for a submission but Midnight is keeping him at bay.
Midnight throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Midnight wants to hold on but Bailey pushes him away.
Midnight manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midnight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Midnight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Midnight's head.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Midnight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Midnight is refusing to be controlled, as Bailey sits in half guard.
Bailey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Midnight trying to control from the bottom.
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bailey misses with a head shot. Midnight uses the momentum to regain guard.
Midnight is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Midnight seems to be working for a kimura but Bailey defends the submission attempt.
Jex Midnight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Midnight trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet.
Midnight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bailey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Midnight's guard.
Midnight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bailey lands a couple of elbows.
Bailey pushing down on Midnight's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midnight is trying to control but can't.
Midnight is staying active underneath Bailey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bailey blocks the strikes from Midnight.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Midnight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bailey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Midnight taking some punishment here, with Bailey in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Bailey.
Bailey controlling the action here.
Bailey working over Midnight with some ground and pound. Midnight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Midnight trying to control here.
Bailey is looking to advance position but Midnight won't allow it.
Midnight misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bailey wants to pass to mount but Midnight is defending the position.
Midnight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bailey is pressing down on Midnight's thigh, looking to free his foot. Midnight is holding on for now.
Midnight works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bailey landing with the ground and pound.
Bailey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bailey is pushing down on Midnight's leg trying to pass to half guard. Midnight is fighting to maintain full guard but Bailey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bailey working over Midnight with some ground and pound. Midnight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Midnight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Midnight is in trouble now - Bailey has advanced to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bailey 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Bailey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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