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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Bright (ranked 8976 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo oz (ranked 6465 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedric Bright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cedric Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enzo oz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. oz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bright pushes oz up against the cage in a clinch.
oz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
oz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bright jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
oz shoots in and drives through. Bright sprawls well.
oz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bright.
oz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
oz has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright is trying to push oz away but oz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
oz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bright.
Bright wants a takedown but no success here.
Bright breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright is looking to clinch.
It seemed like oz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
oz has taken the fight to the clinch.
oz 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.
oz controlling the action here for a moment.
Bright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
oz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than oz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
oz wants to control but Bright is keeping him busy.
oz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bright keeps working.
Bright is looking to regain half guard here but oz keeps moving and retains side control.
oz trying to control the action but Bright is working from the bottom.
Bright tries to improve position but can't.
oz trying to control the position but Bright is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright is trying to escape the position but oz is controlling the position.
Bright can't do much from the bottom here.
Bright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bright is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but oz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, oz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bright is looking to improve his position but oz isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bright is looking to improve his position but oz isn't that keen on the idea.
oz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
oz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
oz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bright is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
oz with good strikes from the mount here!
Bright is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo oz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
oz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bright defends it nicely.
oz misses with a double jab.
Cedric Bright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bright shoots in and bounces oz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
oz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oz is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Bright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oz breaks from the clinch.
oz feints and as Bright raises his hands in defense, oz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bright looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but oz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from oz there.
oz wants to take a breather but Bright is having none of it.
oz tries to stand and escape but Bright is controlling the position.
Enzo oz has got the better of the ground game so far.
oz working the head and body with strikes.
oz prevents Bright from improving his position.
Bright is staying active underneath oz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
oz controlling the action here.
Bright trying to control but oz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bright.
oz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
oz stays in close to Bright's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that oz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bright looking for a sweep. Not yet Bright, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright wants to hit a switch here but oz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bright there!
Bright is trying to escape the mount.
oz controlling the position easily from mount.
Bright is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oz tries to control but Bright wriggling away.
oz working Bright over with strikes here.
oz wants to control the pace but Bright is squirming around nicely.
Bright is looking to improve his position but oz isn't that keen on the idea.
oz looking to control but Bright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bright takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bright in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo oz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
oz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Bright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
oz dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Bright has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Enzo oz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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