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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jex Midnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Manuel Maquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maquez has chosen Volvere as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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160 cm
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154 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jex Midnight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Manuel Maquez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Maquez does no damage.
Midnight works Maquez's body with a nice hook.
Maquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Midnight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maquez.
Maquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Midnight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maquez moves away.
Maquez throws the left hand but Midnight avoids the punch easily.
Maquez lands a nice hook to Midnight's body. Midnight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maquez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Midnight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Midnight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juan Manuel Maquez 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.
Maquez cracks Midnight with an open hand slap.
Maquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Midnight backs up against the cage.
Midnight scores with a shot to the body.
Midnight dodges the punch combination from Maquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maquez misses with a double jab
and Midnight counters with a nice uppercut.
Maquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Midnight.
Midnight throws the left hand but Maquez avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Midnight misses.
Midnight cracks a nice hook into Maquez's ribs.
Midnight throws a jab when Maquez was well out of range.
Maquez throws a hook but Midnight blocks it.
Midnight closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maquez did well to prevent Midnight getting side control.
Midnight thows a huge punch but Maquez dodges it nicely.
Midnight prevents Maquez from improving his position.
Midnight tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maquez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maquez tries to roll over but Midnight keeps him under control.
Midnight will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midnight frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Midnight thowing shots but they're missing.
Maquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Midnight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maquez can't escape the position.
Midnight throws some wild stikes that Maquez manages to avoid easily.
Midnight moves to the back.
Midnight working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Midnight is persistently looking for the submission but Maquez is defending it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maquez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Midnight gets his way!
Maquez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Midnight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midnight is hanging on to Maquez's back as he tries to escape.
Maquez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Midnight throwing sloppy strikes.
Maquez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Midnight.
Midnight patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Maquez prevents Midnight from getting a body triangle.
Midnight 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.
Maquez is trying to get back to his feet but Midnight has full control of the position and if anything, Maquez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midnight controlling well, preventing Maquez from escaping the position.
Maquez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Maquez is looking to escape.
Maquez trying to control from the bottom.
Maquez is trying to stand.
Maquez looks gassed!
Midnight looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Midnight works his way into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maquez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Midnight tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jex Midnight dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Midnight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maquezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Maquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maquez tests Midnight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maquez moves away from the strike by Midnight.
Maquez throws a series of punches but Midnight moves out of range.
Maquez throws a body punch but Midnight moves out of range.
Maquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maquez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Midnight.
Maquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Midnight. Midnight gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Midnight misses with a straight right.
Midnight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maquez misses with a double jab.
Maquez throws out a loose jab but Midnight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maquez misses with a looping right.
Maquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Midnight swings for the body but Maquez moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Midnight.
Maquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Midnight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Midnight will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A swing and a miss from Midnight.
Maquez cracks Midnight with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Midnight. Maquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maquez throws a big shot that misses.
Maquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Midnight swings for the body but Maquez moves out of range.
Midnight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Midnight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maquez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maquez throws an overhand right that lands on Midnight's shoulder, as Midnight tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Midnight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maquez's guard now.
Midnight trying to control but Maquez is working from the bottom.
Maquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Midnight looking to pass the guard.
Midnight won't allow Maquez to sweep him here.
Midnight works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Midnight is looking to take a break and control but Maquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Midnight passes to full mount!
Midnight takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Midnight patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Maquez is trying to shake Midnight off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Midnight won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Maquez. No joy for Midnight on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jex Midnight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Midnight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Midnight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maquez is fending him off so far but Midnight persists. Nope, Maquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Maquez misses with an uppercut. Midnight saw that one coming.
Midnight throws a body punch but Maquez moves out of range.
Maquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Midnight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maquez.
Maquez throws the left hand but Midnight avoids the punch easily.
Maquez misses the shot to the body.
Maquez lands a lovely overhand right.
Maquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jex Midnight dominated that second round.
That's time! Midnight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Midnight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maquez.
Maquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Midnight's head.
Maquez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Midnight lands a jab to the head.
Maquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maquez throws a body punch but Midnight moves out of range.
Midnight ducks under a wild hook from Maquez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midnight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Midnight circles away quickly and effectively.
Maquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Midnight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maquez but Maquez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maquez looks to throw the jab but Midnight is out of range.
Maquez looks to land a combination but Midnight avoids it well.
Maquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Midnight fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maquez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maquez throws a hook to the side of Midnight's head but Midnight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Midnight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Midnight.
Midnight slips a jab from Maquez.
Juan Manuel Maquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Midnight manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A slow jab from Midnight misses its intended target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Midnight is defended easily by Maquez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jex Midnight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Midnight closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jex Midnight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Midnight works his foot free and advances to mount.
Maquez is trying to escape the mount.
Maquez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Midnight is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Maquez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Maquez!
Midnight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maquez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midnight trying to control the position from guard on top but Maquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Midnight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Midnight wants to control from the top but Maquez keeps moving.
Midnight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juan Manuel Maquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Midnight stands and throws Maquez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Midnight has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Maquez is squirming around, avoiding Midnight's attempts to control the action.
Jex Midnight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maquez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Midnight content just to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jex Midnight wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maquez throws a series of strikes that have Midnight backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jex Midnight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Midnight, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jex Midnight!
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hype
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pop
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A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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