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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilbur Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Muniz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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161 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilbur Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sid Muniz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bailey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Muniz's guard.
Bailey throwing strikes from guard but Muniz blocks nicely.
Muniz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bailey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muniz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muniz controls Bailey momentarily but Bailey frees himself.
Bailey landing with the ground and pound.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muniz trying to keep a closed guard but Bailey is proving a slippery customer.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Muniz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muniz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bailey is looking to work some ground and pound but Muniz has wrist control.
Muniz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bailey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Muniz looking for a sweep. Not yet Muniz, not yet.
Bailey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bailey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bailey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bailey scoring with some ground and pound.
Bailey throws a strike but Muniz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bailey is on top in guard.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bailey is looking to work some ground and pound but Muniz has wrist control.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses. Muniz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bailey's guard. Nice move by Muniz!
Bailey wants to sweep here but Muniz controlling him for the moment.
Bailey trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Muniz manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bailey is trying to escape the mount.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Bailey is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey reaches up and holds on to Muniz to control the position.
Muniz looking to control but Bailey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Bailey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbur Bailey dominated that 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.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Muniz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bailey.
Muniz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bailey is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey tries to kick Muniz off in order to stand up. Muniz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muniz is staying tight to Bailey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bailey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey can't do much from the bottom here.
Bailey tries to improve position but can't.
Muniz wants to control but Bailey is keeping him busy.
Bailey is looking to regain half guard here but Muniz keeps moving and retains side control.
Wilbur Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muniz wants to control but Bailey is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bailey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bailey is not content to let Muniz control the position.
Bailey is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muniz trying to control the action but Bailey is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bailey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bailey lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Muniz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bailey.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muniz can do to turn this around?
Bailey throws an elbow that misses. Muniz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bailey's guard. Nice move by Muniz!
Bailey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailey keeping moving, preventing Muniz from controlling successfully.
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 Wilbur Bailey will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Bailey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Muniz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bailey postures up in Muniz's guard and throws a big left but Muniz blocks it.
Bailey is working Muniz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Muniz trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muniz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses. Muniz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bailey's guard. Nice move by Muniz!
Bailey is striking but Muniz is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muniz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bailey keeps working.
Bailey preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bailey tries to roll over but Muniz keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bailey tries to kick Muniz off in order to stand up. Muniz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Muniz trying to control the action but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Bailey can't do much from the bottom here.
Bailey is trying to work for a sweep but Muniz has mounted him!
Bailey is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muniz tries to control but Bailey wriggling away.
Bailey is desperately trying to improve his position but Muniz has a good base and remains in mount.
Muniz tries to control but Bailey wriggling away.
Bailey is desperately trying to improve his position but Muniz has a good base and remains in mount.
Bailey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bailey is trying desperately to improve position.
Muniz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muniz tries to control but Bailey wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Muniz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbur 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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FIGHT
RATING
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