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Event:
WPFC X - Breeding Ground
Date: Jul 27, 2019 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Brightblade.
Brightblade throws a head kick but Bosa moves out of range.
Bosa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bosa.
Bosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brightblade eats them both and turns towards Bosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bosa blocks a head kick by Brightblade.
Bosa blocks a head kick by Brightblade.
Bosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brightblade misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brightblade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosa blocks a head kick by Brightblade.
Bosa throws a right and a left that Brightblade avoids nicely.
A combination from Bosa does no damage.
Bosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carl Bosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosa throws a leg kick but Brightblade checks it.
Bosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Bosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brightblade tries to clinch there but Bosa circles away.
#T1#
Bosa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brightblade stuffs the takedown attempt from Bosa. Bosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Bosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Brightblade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Brightblade.
Brightblade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brightblade eats them both and turns towards Bosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brightblade tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bosa scores with a four punch combination!
Bosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brightblade is looking to clinch.
Bosa tests Brightblade's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Bosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brightblade tries to work over Bosa's front leg with a kick but Bosa checks it.
Brightblade wants to clinch up but Bosa keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Brightblade drives through and clinches with Bosa against the cage.
Brightblade leaning against his opponent.
Brightblade leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brightblade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bosa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brightblade after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Bosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Brightblade taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brightblade obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brightblade.#BC#
Bosa breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Brightblade misses.
Bosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brightblade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brightblade wants to clinch.
Brightblade slaps away a takedown attempt from Bosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brightblade tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bosa to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Bosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brightblade checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brightblade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brightblade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Brightblade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brightblade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Brightblade.
Bosa blocking some punches.
Brightblade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Bosa dominated that 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.
#R2#
Bosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosa throws a head kick that misses.
Bosa is looking to slow Brightblade down with leg kicks.
Bosa misses with a wild combination.
Brightblade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carl Bosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bosa misses with a few strikes there.
Bosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Bosa throws a head kick but Brightblade moves out of range.
Bosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brightblade.
Brightblade tries to counter with a clinch but Bosa shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brightblade punishes Bosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Bosa lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosa throws a body kick that misses. #TD#
Brightblade tries to sprawl but Bosa drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T1#
Brightblade looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brightblade can do to turn this around?
Bosa wants to pass to mount but Brightblade is defending the position.
Bosa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brightblade!
Bosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bosa controlling from the full mount.
Bosa seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Brightblade is holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Brightblade really wants to buck Bosa off and get back to his feet.
Bosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brightblade wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bosa controlling his opponent. #T3#
Brightblade is trying to stand up.
Bosa content just to control the position here.
Bosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bosa controlling the position easily from mount.
Bosa looking to control but Brightblade is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T4#
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.
Brightblade wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bosa.
Bosa controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Bosa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Brightblade is looking to land body kicks.
Bosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brightblade defends it nicely.
Good leg kick by Bosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bosa jabs at Brightblade's body.
Some wild striking there from Bosa.
Bosa misses with a low kick.
Brightblade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brightblade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Bosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Brightblade blocks it.#CL2#
Brightblade moves into range and clinches up with Bosa.
Bosa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brightblade pulls his leg out and moves away.
#T1#
Bosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brightblade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brightblade!
#CUT2#
It looks like Carl Bosa has been cut.
Bosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brightblade but Brightblade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brightblade wants to counter the offense by Bosa and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Bosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Bosa tries to keep at a distance but Brightblade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brightblade tries to throw a body punch but Bosa avoids it by throwing Brightblade back against the cage.
Brightblade struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosa controls his hands.
The referee calls for Brightblade to work.
Brightblade missing with knees to the body.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade tries to land a knee to the head but Bosa blocks with his arms.
#T2#
Brightblade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bosa is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brightblade'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.
Brightblade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Brightblade.
Brightblade continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brightblade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosa blocking some punches.
Brightblade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brightblade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brightblade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brightblade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brightblade can turn it around.#T3#
Brightblade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brightblade lands a nice knee to the body.
Brightblade lands a nice knee to the body.
Brightblade lands with a right to the head.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sturm Brightblade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade slows down the pace here.
Brightblade avoiding damage.
#T4#
Brightblade avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sturm Brightblade.
Brightblade looks for the body kick but Bosa saw that one coming. #CL2#
Brightblade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brightblade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bosa up against the cage.
Bosa blocks a body shot from Brightblade.
Brightblade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brightblade tries to work over Bosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brightblade tries a body shot but Bosa blocks it.
Sturm Brightblade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carl Bosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bosa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sturm Brightblade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Bosa!
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Event:
WPFC 14 - Power vs. Craig
Date: Jun 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Brightblade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulik misses with an uppercut. Brightblade saw that one coming.
Kulik avoids a kick to the body.
Kulik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brightblade is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kulik lands with a hook. Brightblade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kulik scores with a nice head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Sturm Brightblade has been cut.
Kulik tests Brightblade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kulik misses with a straight right.
Kulik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brightblade misses with a body punch
and Kulik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kulik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kulik takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Kulik misses.
Brightblade throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kulik counters with a lovely straight right hand!#KD2#
Kulik sends Brightblade crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kulik is motioning to the referee to let Brightblade up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Brightblade is rocked!
Kulik connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Brightblade covering up! Kulik comes in with a big uppercut and Brightblade goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vasiliy Kulik!
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Event:
WPFC 4 - Pack Mentality
Date: Mar 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Zhang misses with a low kick.
#TD#
Zhang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brightblade sprawls well initially but Zhang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zhang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zhang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zhang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zhang lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brightblade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zhang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zhang throwing shots but Brightblade is blocking nicely.
Zhang is looking to advance position but Brightblade won't allow it. #T1#
Zhang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zhang throwing shots but Brightblade is blocking nicely.
Brightblade is trying to maintain the position but Zhang is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Zhang seems content to control.
Zhang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brightblade's head.
Zhang slips a nice elbow through Brightblade's hands, connecting with Brightblade's forehead.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zhang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zhang trying to pass the guard but Brightblade defending well.
Zhang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zhang trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brightblade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhang.
Brightblade trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brightblade avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3##TD#
Zhang looking to score a takedown here. Brightblade is defending well but Zhang drives through and ends up in Brightblade's guard.
Zhang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Our spies down at at The Forge inform us that Brightblade has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Zhang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brightblade is trying to keep Zhang in close.
Zhang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zhang throws a big elbow that misses.
Zhang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Zhang wants to pass the guard but Brightblade is keeping the position.
Zhang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zhang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhang stays in close to Brightblade's body and controls the position.
Zhang is looking to work some ground and pound but Brightblade has wrist control.
Zhang wants to pass the guard but Brightblade is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Zhang moves into the clinch.#BC#
Zhang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Zhang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Zhang moves into range and clinches up with Brightblade.
Zhang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zhang as Brightblade tries to tie him up.
Zhang managing to block the knees to the body from Brightblade.
Brightblade looking to stall.
Zhang stalling against the cage.
Brightblade misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Zhang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brightblade stuffs the takedown attempt from Zhang. Zhang gets slowly back to his feet.
Brightblade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brightblade but Brightblade pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1#
Zhang fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cedric Zhang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brightblade darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and Zhang counters with a takedown into side control.
Brightblade is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Zhang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zhang controlling the position from side mount. #T2#
Zhang in side control, throwing shots but Brightblade defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhang in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zhang tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brightblade is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zhang connects with a decent elbow.
Zhang moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhang looking to finish with strikes here!
#T3#
Brightblade blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zhang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zhang scoring with strikes but Brightblade is staying in there. #CUT#
It looks like Sturm Brightblade has been cut.
Zhang looking to finish Brightblade with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brightblade!
Zhang throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zhang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zhang with good strikes from the mount here!
Zhang with the ground and pound from mount. #ROC#
Brightblade is rocked!
Brightblade tries to hold on but Zhang pushes him away. #SUB#
Zhang jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brightblade manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brightblade is breathing heavily.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brightblade taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zhang looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brightblade is avoiding damage well.
Zhang misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brightblade dodges the ground and pound from Zhang.
Brightblade is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zhang connects with a decent elbow.
Zhang in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zhang throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brightblade is letting Zhang control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Zhang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sturm Brightblade's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL#
Zhang rushes Brightblade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brightblade is trying to maintain a safe position but Zhang gets an underhook and turns Brightblade into the cage.#BC#
Zhang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brightblade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brightblade managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
Zhang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brightblade can do to turn this around?#BC#
Zhang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhang throws a series of punches but Brightblade avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brightblade is looking to clinch but Zhang is avoiding it.
Brightblade wants to clinch up but Zhang keeps it at a distance.
Zhang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brightblade sprawls and moves away.#CL#
Zhang rushes Brightblade and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Brightblade. #T1#
Brightblade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brightblade working Zhang over with knees to the body.#TD#
Zhang wants the takedown. Brightblade is fighting it off but Zhang persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brightblade's guard against the cage.
Zhang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zhang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zhang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zhang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brightblade's head.
Zhang stays in close to Brightblade's body and controls the position. #T2#
Zhang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brightblade's guard.
Zhang is looking to advance position but Brightblade won't allow it.
Zhang uses his free foot to push down on Brightblade's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brightblade.
Zhang pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brightblade is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB#
Zhang working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T3#
Zhang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zhang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zhang throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zhang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zhang is landing with some decent strikes but Brightblade is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brightblade is still in real trouble! Can Zhang finish him?
Brightblade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Zhang! Brightblade is hurt baaadly! Zhang is firing away with more strikes - Brightblade is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Zhang!
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Event:
WPFC 2 - Hunting Party
Date: Mar 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Lomax lands a head shot.#CL2#
Brightblade moves into the clinch successfully.
Lomax makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lomax blocks a body shot from Brightblade.
Lomax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Lomax.
Lomax works on Brightblade's body with a couple of short punches.
Brightblade misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brightblade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brightblade misses with a knee to the head.
Brightblade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lomax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brightblade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lomax is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brightblade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lomax up against the cage.
Brightblade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
It looks like Vincent Lomax has been cut.
Lomax trying to stall but Brightblade improves his position.
Brightblade gets through Lomax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Brightblade lands with a left to the head.
Brightblade wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Brightblade.
Lomax prevents a body shot from Brightblade.
Lomax lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brightblade backwards.
Lomax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Lomax breaks from the clinch.
Brightblade is looking to clinch but Lomax is avoiding it.
Vincent Lomax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Brightblade.
Lomax throwing a counter right hand but Brightblade manages to avoid it.
Brightblade throws a front kick that sends Lomax stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Lomax.
Brightblade closes the distance and clinches up with Lomax, looking for a takedown. Brightblade pushes Lomax against the cage but Lomax circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lomax lands a glancing blow to the side of Brightblade's head.#CL2#
Brightblade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax taking a breather.
Brightblade putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lomax in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lomax as Brightblade tries to tie him up.
Lomax misses with some punches.
Brightblade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brightblade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Lomax - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lomax lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brightblade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Brightblade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lomax lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade tries to stall but Lomax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brightblade misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lomax.
Brightblade wants to stall.
#T3#
Brightblade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brightblade misses with a body punch.
Lomax scores with a shot to the side of Brightblade's head.
Lomax managing to block the knees to the body from Brightblade.
Lomax taking a breather.
Brightblade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lomaxs head.
A shot in the inside from Lomax. #BC#
Lomax manages to break the clinch.
Brightblade walks into a jab.
Lomax scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brightblade in his tracks.
Brightblade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vincent Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Lomax.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomax comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brightblade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lomax.
Brightblade wants to counter the offense by Lomax and move into the clinch position.#T4#
Brightblade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL2#
Brightblade has Lomax up against the cage in a clinch.
Lomax is working Brightblade over against the cage.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brightblade connects with a knee to the head.
Lomax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lomax scores with a shoulder strike.
Brightblade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Lomax on the inside.
Brightblade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lomax as Brightblade tries to tie him up.
Lomax blocks an uppercut.
Brightblade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lomax has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Lomax will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincent Lomax's cut.
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.
#R2#
Lomax jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lomax scores with a jab to the body.
Lomax keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Lomax wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lomax punishes Brightblade's body with a nice straight punch.
Brightblade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lomax ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lomax thuds a left hand into Brightblade's body.
Lomax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brightblade is looking to clinch.
Lomax scores with a nice head shot.
Lomax lands with an uppercut that bounces Brightblade off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomax jabs Brightblade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lomax cracks Brightblade with an open hand slap.
Lomax clobbers Brightblade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC#
Brightblade is rocked!#T1#
BOOM! Lomax lands a beautiful left hook that drops Brightblade. Brightblade tries to recover but Lomax is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Brightblade lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Lomax!
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