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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 167 p4p, 149 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 25 p4p, 10 weight class). Bradley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sudbury Saturday Night. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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17 - 2 - 0 |
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21 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley lands with a nice body kick.
Nti throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nti just manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Bradley's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Nti drops his hands momentarily and Bradley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bradley throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
Bradley misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Nti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bradley defends it well.
Nti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Nti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bradley is looking to slow Nti down with leg kicks.
Nti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nti misses with a hook
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Nti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bradley. Bradley obviously looking to wear him down.
Bradley ducks right into an uppercut from Nti.
Bradley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Nti tries to counter it with a takedown but Bradley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bradley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nti throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Bradley is predictable there
and Nti counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nti taking a breather here.
Nti wants to control but Bradley is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to improve position but can't.
Bradley prevents Nti from moving into mount.
Nti trying to control the action but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Nti tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bradley's legs.
Nti is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bradley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is trying to improve his position.
Bradley is not content to let Nti control the position.
Bradley is looking for a sweep.
Nti slows the pace down.
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.
What's Bradley going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nti blocks a leg kick.
And Nti tries to counter it with a takedown but Bradley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bradley lands a jab.
Nti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bradley swivels and escapes.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Nti manages to avoid it.
Bradley throws a chopping leg kick but Nti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Nti throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Nti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Nti throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Nti manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Bradley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nti misses with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a three punch combo that has Nti backing up. Nti nods at Bradley to acknowledge the strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bradley here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bradley blocks a jab.
Bradley gets tackled into the cage by Nti. Nti maintains the clinch.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradley has had enough of the clinch but Nti keeps him there for the moment.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derrick Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Nti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Bradley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley throws a body shot but no joy.
Nti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
Nti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bradley momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti misses with a body punch
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derrick Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nti lands a head shot.
Bradley throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Nti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradley. That's going to slow Nti down.
Nti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradley. Bradley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Nti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nti can do to turn this around?
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Bradley digs a good hook to Nti's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nti throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Nti.
A telegraphed right hand from Bradley misses the target.
Bradley throws a body punch but Nti moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Nti. That snapped Bradley's head back.
Nti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bradley takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bradley misses with a right hand
and Nti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bradley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nti 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.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet but Nti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nti postures up.
Bradley being controlled here, momentarily.
Kwame Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Nti from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derrick Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Nti.
Nti scores with a body shot.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Nti throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley throws a low kick, looking for Nti's leg but Nti calmly moves out of range.
Nti with the counter takedown but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley tries a low kick but Nti avoids it.
Nti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nti misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a three punch combo that has Nti backing up. Nti nods at Bradley to acknowledge the strikes.
Nti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Nti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheers as Bradley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nti doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti punishes Bradley's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nti moves out of range of the strikes.
Nti with the counter takedown but Bradley avoids it easily.
Nti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nti closes the distance but Bradley moves to the side
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley throws a leg kick but Nti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Derrick Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Nti misses with a hook
and Bradley counters with a one-two to the body.
Bradley lands a front kick.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Bradley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nti throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nti is defended easily by Bradley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nti misses with a combination
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a big shot that misses.
Nti clinches up with Bradley and pushes him back against the cage.
Nti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nti tries to move to mount but Bradley blocks the move with his legs.
Bradley is trying to improve his position.
Nti tries to score with some ground and pound. Bradley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bradley is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is not content to let Nti control the position.
Nti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
An elbow from Nti crashes against the mat.
Nti trying to control the position but Bradley is working away.
Nti throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradley, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Bradley!
Our winner, Derrick Bradley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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