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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rickie Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickie Bright has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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162 lbs
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25
170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickie Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes gets tackled into the cage by Bright. Bright maintains the clinch.
Bright is trying to break free.
Reyes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bright tries to stand but Reyes is controlling from the bottom.
Bright wants to stand and escape but instead Reyes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bright striking off his back, scoring a few points.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Bright has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Reyes.
Reyes misses with a takedown
and Bright moves into the clinch.
Bright breaks from the clinch.
Reyes has his takedown stuffed
and Bright counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bright would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bright controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rickie Bright.
Bright darts in and clinches Reyes up against the cage.
Bright has picked Reyes up - he's going for a ride! Bright dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bright working Reyes over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright prevents Reyes from improving his position.
Bright really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reyes keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bright winds up and cracks Reyes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bright stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickie Bright dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bright defends well and Reyes ends up having to push Bright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reyes is looking for a takedown.
Bright drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bright throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Reyes escapes and throws Bright's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bright isn't going anywhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reyes's best efforts.
Bright is looking to control Reyes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bright avoid being mounted?
Reyes is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bright on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bright tries to get out of the position.
Reyes wants to pass the guard but Bright is keeping the position.
Bright looking for a sweep. Not yet Bright, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bright keeping full guard, as Reyes tries to pass.
Bright working a defensive guard here.
Bright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright is pulling down on Reyes's head. It's preventing any offense from Reyes, at least for the moment.
Rickie Bright has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Bright circles away easily
and Bright counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bright.
Rickie Bright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Reyes.
Reyes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bright 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.
Bright won't allow Reyes to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rickie Bright wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bright keeps the fight on the outside.
Bright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bright scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bright slips a nice elbow through Reyes's hands, connecting with Reyes's forehead.
Bright slips a nice elbow through Reyes's hands, connecting with Reyes's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickie Bright dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reyes fails with the takedown
and Bright counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bright pulls Reyes into guard.
Bright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bright has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reyes has passed into side control.
Reyes trying to control the position but Bright is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bright controls the position for a moment.
Bright is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reyes off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bright's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bright lands a shot to the head.
Reyes is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rickie Bright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bright controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control the hands but Bright won't let him.
Bright is trying to stick to Reyes's back but Reyes is turning into Bright. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bright's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Reyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright wants to stand but Reyes is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rickie Bright.
Bright rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bright slows down the pace here.
Bright jumps guard and drags Reyes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jose Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rickie Bright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bright is pulling down on Reyes's head. It's preventing any offense from Reyes, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickie Bright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bright 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickie Bright!
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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
38% |
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