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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ricky row (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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170 cm
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Blight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, ricky row!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
row avoids a punch combination nicely.
row misses with a two punch combination.
Bruno Blight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
row moves out of range of the strikes.
Blight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping row at a distance.
Blight takes a swing at row's ribcage but misses.
Blight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
row avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blight looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight wants to stand but row is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
row looks gassed!
Blight stands up and waves to row to follow him.
Blight misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
row moves out of range of the body kick.
row misses with a takedown attempt
and Blight counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
row looking for submissions off his back.
Blight wants to stand up but row is controlling the position.
Blight decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
row throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blight counters with a stiff right hand.
Blight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blight looks to land a body kick but row moved away.
Blight tries to clinch up but row circles away and keeps his distance.
row avoids a kick to the body.
Blight throws a body punch but row moves out of range.
Blight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight lands with an uppercut that bounces row off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like ricky row has been cut.
Blight misses with a body shot.
row stuffs the takedown attempt from Blight. Blight gets slowly back to his feet.
row takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
row slips a jab from Blight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
row misses with a takedown attempt
and Blight counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
row is trying to strike from the bottom but Blight has passed into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Blight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ricky row's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
row tries for a takedown but Blight circles away easily
and Blight counters with a left and a right that stings row.
ricky row is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
row tries for a takedown but Blight circles away easily
and Blight counters with a nice body shot.
Blight misses with a wild body shot.
Blight changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. row looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for row on the ground.
Blight decides to stand up, so the ref orders row to his feet.
row blocks a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
row is looking to control Blight's arms but Blight gets an underhook and turns him. Now row has his back to the cage.
Blight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
row wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blight has him pressed against the cage.
Blight keeps control of row as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
row working hard to break the clinch.
row is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bruno Blight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ricky row.
Blight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
row with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
row needs to keep his hands up - Blight had a free shot at his head there.
Blight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blight is trying to break the clinch but row has him pressed against the cage.
Blight throws a punch but it's blocked by row.
Blight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
row has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
row is trying desperately to land a takedown but Blight is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for row.
Blight gets a clinch.
Blight is leaning against row and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight breaks from the clinch.
Blight is looking to wear down row with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
row with a poor takedown
and Blight counters with a nice body shot.
Blight misses the jab.
row tries for a takedown but Blight circles away easily
so Blight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
row looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blight stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Blight clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on row's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blight breaks from the clinch.
Bruno Blight is winning the standup battle so far.
Blight moves in looking to clinch but row pushes him off.
Blight misses with a takedown attempt
and row counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bruno Blight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
row is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blight is refusing to be controlled, as row sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
row 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Blight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on ricky row's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
row won't allow Blight to get back to his feet.
row has gone for a leg lock! Blight slips out almost immediately though and dives into row's guard.
row striking off his back.
Blight wants to stand but row is controlling his posture from full guard.
row has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blight can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
row throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blight escapes and throws row's legs to the side, diving into side control!
row can't do much from the bottom here.
Blight decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Blight misses with a hook to the body
and row counters with a three punch combo that has Blight backing up. Blight nods at row to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
row sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
row is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blight pulls his head out easily.
Blight tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
row gets back to full guard.
row wants to sweep here but Blight controlling him for the moment.
row throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blight escapes and throws row's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
row gets back to half guard.
Blight wants to stand up but row has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
row looking for submissions off his back.
row looking for submissions off his back.
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.
row is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blight pulls his head out easily.
row looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
row wants to get back to his feet.
row actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to ricky row.
Well Blight 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Blight!
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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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