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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Derdriuc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marius Derdriuc!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
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.
Bright clinches up against the cage.
Derdriuc has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bright is trying to keep an underhook but Derdriuc manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bright flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bright punching from the bottom.
Bright tries to get to full guard but Derdriuc has control of the leg.
Bright is refusing to be controlled, as Derdriuc sits in half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marius Derdriuc hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bright takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright manages to break the clinch.
Bright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Derdriuc's sensitive parts.
Bright has Derdriuc up against the cage in a clinch.
Bright pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derdriuc trying to control but Bright is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marius Derdriuc was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bright forces Derdriuc back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright with a knee to the head.
Bright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bright has Derdriuc up against the cage in a clinch.
Bright digs a right hand underneath Derdriuc's ribcage. Derdriuc let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Derdriuc turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bright is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Derdriuc is keen to just control but Bright is a slippery customer.
Bright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bright is refusing to be controlled, as Derdriuc sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marius Derdriuc hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derdriuc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bright dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bright gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bright is working for a kimura but Derdriuc is defending it quite comfortably.
Bright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bright seems to be working for a kimura but Derdriuc defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Derdriuc defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derdriuc is looking to control Bright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Derdriuc avoid being mounted?
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.
Bright with the ground and pound but Derdriuc uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Derdriuc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bright is one step ahead there.
Bright wants to stand but Derdriuc is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius Derdriuc has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bright lunges at Derdriuc with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Derdriuc's hand.
Bright tries to clinch up but Derdriuc circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Derdriuc swats away the attempt to clinch by Bright.
Paul Bright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bright misses with a few strikes there.
Bright tries to clinch up but Derdriuc circles away and keeps his distance.
Bright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Derdriuc counters with a single leg into guard. Bright didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bright dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bright instigates a clinch.
Bright gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Marius Derdriuc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bright landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bright wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Derdriuc uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Bright throws an elbow that misses. Derdriuc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bright's guard. Nice move by Derdriuc!
Derdriuc not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derdriuc preventing the sweep.
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.
Derdriuc trying to control the position from guard on top but Bright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Paul Bright just wasn't active enough.
Bright closes the distance and clinches.
Bright breaks the clinch.
Paul Bright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bright has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bright darts in and clinches Derdriuc up against the cage.
Bright manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Derdriuc wants to control from the top but Bright keeps moving.
Bright wants to improve his position but instead Derdriuc has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright controlling the position well.
Bright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bright keeping moving, preventing Derdriuc from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bright!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
19% |
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