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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cillian Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller has chosen This Life as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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161 lbs
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166 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clayton Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cillian Teller!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Teller with that takedown attempt.
As Teller tries to get set, Bright tries to push him back and clinch up but Teller manages to avoid the attempt.
Bright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Teller but Teller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Teller fails to land the takedown.
Bright is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Teller.
Bright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Teller to the mat! Teller manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bright won't allow Teller to get back to his feet.
Teller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller keeping moving, preventing Bright from controlling successfully.
Bright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bright cracks Teller with a solid left hand.
Teller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Teller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bright throws a strike but Teller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Teller postures up.
Teller wants to stand but Bright has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Teller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Teller wanted to stand there but Bright had control of the position.
Bright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller trying to control but Bright is working from the bottom.
Teller preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Teller is defended easily by Bright.
Clayton Bright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cillian Teller.
Teller tries a head kick but it misses.
Bright tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Teller manages to circle out of the way.
Teller tries for a takedown but Bright circles away easily
and Bright counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bright prevents Teller from breaking the clinch.
Bright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bright is trying to push Teller away but Teller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bright is trying to break free.
Bright's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bright can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bright is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Bright dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Teller napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Teller is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bright is controlling him well.
Bright sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Teller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Teller is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bright connects with a decent elbow.
Bright landing a few strikes.
Bright tries to score with some ground and pound. Teller controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Teller explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Teller shoots in for a takedown but Bright shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bright tries to counter by clinching up but Teller breaks away and moves out of range.
Teller has Bright up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bright's efforts to push away.
Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bright counters with a single leg into guard. Teller didn't expect that.
Bright throwing strikes from guard but Teller blocks nicely.
Teller wants to stand but Bright is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bright 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.
Bright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bright landing with the ground and pound.
Bright is working Teller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teller is breathing heavily.
Bright throws a big elbow that misses.
Bright is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bright landing with the ground and pound.
Bright is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Teller is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Teller has escaped and now he's on top!
Bright has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Teller off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller dives in and grabs Bright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bright pushes down on Teller's head and hops out.
Bright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Teller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bright.
Bright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teller can do to turn this around?
Bright drops back looking for a leg! Teller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teller manages to kick Bright off! Bright jumps back into Teller's guard.
Teller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Teller wriggles free and stands up.
Teller throws a leg kick which misses Bright's front leg but catches the back leg as Bright tries to avoid it.
Bright drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller pushes Bright away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bright gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bright is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Teller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Teller is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Bright dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Bright swats away the attempt to clinch by Teller.
Teller fails with the takedown
and Bright counters by clinching up.
Bright wants to get back to striking at distance but Teller won't allow it.
Teller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teller scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teller with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bright to counter with a crisp jab.
Teller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bright as he avoids it easily.
Clayton Bright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cillian Teller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller misses the shot to the body.
Teller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bright has his takedown stuffed
and Teller counters with a head kick.
Teller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bright.
Bright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teller goes for a double leg but Bright avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bright continues to drive forward.
Bright scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bright creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bright misses with the ground and pound.
Bright looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bright tries to advance to mount but Teller denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bright is trying to ground and pound but Teller uses the momentary lack of control by Bright to regain half guard.
Teller is trying to stand.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright is looking for a kimura but Teller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bright to get the leverage.
Teller wants to get back to his feet.
Bright is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Teller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bright stops Teller from getting back to his feet.
Bright throwing shots but Teller is blocking nicely.
Teller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bright.
That's four 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.
Bright postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Teller to stand up.
Bright moves into the clinch.
Bright tries to pull guard but Teller holds him up against the cage and eventually Bright drops back down to his feet.
Bright is looking to break free of the clinch but Teller has double underhooks.
Teller is trying to break the clinch but Bright is controlling him.
Teller struggles to land a body shot inside as Bright controls his hands.
Cillian Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Teller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bright's defenses.
Clayton Bright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Bright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bright, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Bright!
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energy
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hype
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