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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Escarpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 St Petersburg, Daryl Escarpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Wright!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escarpe was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright tries to clinch up but Escarpe circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright tries to clinch but Escarpe is having none of it.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escarpe blocks a head kick by Wright.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Escarpe moves out of range easily.
Escarpe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wright swivels and escapes.
Wright throws a head kick but Escarpe moves out of range.
Escarpe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Escarpe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wright as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Escarpe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escarpe takes the fight into the clinch.
Escarpe has picked Wright up - he's going for a ride! Escarpe dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright taking some punishment here, with Escarpe in his half guard.
Wright wants to improve his position but Escarpe is controlling well.
Wright looks gassed!
Escarpe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Escarpe lands with a punch from half guard.
Wright regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Escarpe.
Escarpe is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
Escarpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Escarpe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Escarpe throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escarpe.
Escarpe with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Escarpe throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
Escarpe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Escarpe 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.
Wright is trying to keep Escarpe in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Escarpe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Escarpe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Escarpe passes Wright's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wright is trying to control but can't.
Escarpe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wright trying to control 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.
Wright wants to get back to his feet.
Wright trying to control but Escarpe postures up.
Wright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Escarpe drops an elbow to the side of Wright's head.
Escarpe lands strikes from half guard.
Wright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Escarpe.
Escarpe is nestled in close to Wright, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Escarpe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Escarpe 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.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Escarpe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wright's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wright pushes Escarpe off looking to stand but Escarpe dives back in and keeps control.
Escarpe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escarpe working over Wright with some ground and pound. Wright looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wright has hold of Escarpe's hands but Escarpe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escarpe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Escarpe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escarpe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wright wants to get back to full guard.
Wright manages to get to full guard.
Wright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Escarpe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Escarpe works over Wright with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Escarpe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Escarpe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escarpe thows a big elbow that misses.
Wright trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Escarpe is defended easily by Wright.
Wright lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Escarpe shoots for a double leg takedown but Wright sprawls well. He's pushed Escarpe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Brian Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright tries to clinch but Escarpe is having none of it.
Escarpe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Escarpe cracks Wright with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Escarpe unloads with some shots from mount but Wright bucks and avoids them well.
Escarpe working the ground and pound effectively.
Escarpe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarpe thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escarpe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wright's face.
Wright is desperately trying to improve his position but Escarpe has a good base and remains in mount.
Escarpe landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escarpe avoids the attempt from Wright to control.
Escarpe lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Escarpe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright throws a head kick but Escarpe moves out of range.
Escarpe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wright!
Wright really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wright tries to hold on but Escarpe pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escarpe cracks Wright with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wright tries to hold on but Escarpe pushes him away.
Escarpe working Wright over with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escarpe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Escarpe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Escarpe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Escarpe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Escarpe raining down shots from the mount!
Wright is looking to improve his position but Escarpe isn't that keen on the idea.
Escarpe lands a big shot there that rocks Wright but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Escarpe working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escarpe goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wright is on top in guard.
Escarpe looking for a sweep. Not yet Escarpe, not yet.
Wright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Escarpe is proving hard to escape from.
Escarpe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wright tries to hold on but Escarpe pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Wright that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Escarpe thowing shots but they're missing.
Wright wants to hold on but Escarpe pushes him away.
Daryl Escarpe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escarpe looking to control but Wright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Escarpe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wright tries to hold on but Escarpe postures up.
That's four 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.
Escarpe dominating with strikes here.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Escarpe landing shots from mount.
Wright tries to hold on but Escarpe postures up.
Escarpe trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
Brian Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright wants to hold on but Escarpe pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daryl Escarpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escarpe, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daryl Escarpe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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