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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahmad Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bradley.
Harding is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bradley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bradley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley moves into the clinch.
Harding is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bradley is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harding to the mat. Harding regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Harding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bradley defends it easily.
Bradley gets to his feet. Harding looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradley.
James Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harding avoids a kick to the body.
Harding shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bradley sprawls well. Bradley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harding gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harding has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bradley uses from the top position.
Bradley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Bradley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradley has managed to clinch.
Harding jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding trying to keep a closed guard but Bradley is proving a slippery customer.
Bradley gets to his feet - Harding follows without any prompting.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bradley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harding throws Bradley to one side and escapes!
Bradley pushes Harding up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Bradley.
Bradley avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bradley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bradley.
Harding sneaks out the side door and pushes Bradley away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Harding gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bradley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bradley 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.
Bradley throws a solid leg kick but Harding takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bradley.
Harding shoots for a takedown but Bradley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bradley moves into the clinch successfully.
Bradley lands a body punch.
Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harding backwards.
Bradley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bradley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harding avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
It looks like Ahmad Harding has been cut.
Bradley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harding or not.
Harding tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradley avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley shoots in and bounces Harding off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bradley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bradley trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bradley rushes Harding and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley breaks the clinch.
Bradley drives through and clinches with Harding against the cage.
Bradley wants to stall.
A short left from Bradley.
Harding takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harding is defending well for now.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bradley.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahmad Harding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Bradley moves out of range of the strikes.
Harding shoots in but no luck this time.
Bradley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bradley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harding is able to avoid easily.
Bradley clinches up with Harding and pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley pushes Harding back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradley effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Harding's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bradley pushes Harding up against the cage in a clinch.
Harding avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harding blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Bradley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley feints and as Harding raises his hands in defense, Bradley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bradley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bradley trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
Harding lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Bradley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bradley stands and steps away. Harding gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bradley moves into range and clinches up with Harding.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradley.
Bradley stops a takedown attempt from Harding.
Harding is trying to pull guard but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Bradley scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harding takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bradley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bradley.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradley scores a nice knee to the body.
Bradley successfully pulls guard.
Harding is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harding trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Bradley wants to sweep but no luck.
Bradley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harding manages to get himself to full guard.
Bradley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley gets to his feet. Harding looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harding circles away quickly and effectively.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradley clinches with his opponent.
Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bradley obliges.
Ahmad Harding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harding is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bradley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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