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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bradbury (ranked 3498 p4p, 2787 weight class) and John Russo (ranked 460 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Bradbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Russo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bradbury moves away from the strike by Russo.
A counter left hand to the body from Bradbury misses its target.
Russo throws an overhand right that lands on Bradbury's shoulder, as Bradbury tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradbury misses the target.
Bradbury has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Business (Best Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
A left lands for Russo.
Bradbury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Russo misses with a wild body shot.
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradbury.
Russo closes the distance and clinches.
Russo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradbury controls his hands.
Bradbury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Russo tries to score a body lock takedown but Bradbury shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Russo takes a shot to the head.
Bradbury gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Russo.
Bradbury is leaning against Russo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bradbury scores with a hook to the body.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradbury's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo misses with a punch to the body.
Bradbury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Russo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradbury blocks a body shot from Russo.
Russo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bradbury pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ray Bradbury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Russo.
Russo is working Bradbury over against the cage.
Bradbury is struggling to control the position.
Bradbury prevents a body shot from Russo.
Bradbury breaks the clinch.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradbury.
Bradbury looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Bradbury lands with a shot to the body.
Bradbury slips under a jab.
As Russo tries to get set, Bradbury tries to push him back and clinch up but Russo manages to avoid the attempt.
A big right from Bradbury misses.
Russo thows a left - swing and a miss!
John Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo misses with a right hand
and Bradbury counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like John Russo has been cut.
Russo misses with an uppercut.
Russo slips under a jab from Bradbury.
Bradbury misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russo prevents a body shot from Bradbury.
Bradbury prevents the takedown attempt.
Russo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradbury controls his hands.
Bradbury lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo tries to throw a body punch but Bradbury avoids it by throwing Russo back against the cage.
Bradbury scores with a shot to the side of Russo's head.
Bradbury lands a nice shot to the body.
Russo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradbury displaying some good clinch control by pressing Russo up against the cage.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradbury can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Bradbury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bradbury breaks the clinch.
Russo missing with a left hand there. Bradbury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradbury throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Bradbury rushes Russo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradbury lands a nice shot to the body.
Russo blocks a body shot from Bradbury.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Bradbury controls the action.
Bradbury prevents a body shot from Russo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradbury.
Bradbury avoiding damage.
Bradbury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Russo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bradbury prevents it.
Russo looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradbury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Russo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bradbury taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bradbury dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bradbury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ray Bradbury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradbury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradbury misses the jab.
Russo throws a hook to the side of Bradbury's head but Bradbury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bradbury momentarily.
Bradbury lands a jab to Russo's midsection.
Bradbury throws a right hand that Russo ducks under and follows up with a left that Russo also avoids with ease.
Russo tries to counter with a clinch but Bradbury shakes him off and moves away.
Russo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Bradbury does no damage.
Russo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bradbury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Russo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Russo jabs Bradbury to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Russo.
Russo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Bradbury was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Russo.
Bradbury throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Russo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Russo misses with a wild body shot.
Russo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradbury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russo throws the left hand but Bradbury avoids the punch easily.
Bradbury scores with a three punch combo!
Bradbury slips a straight right by Russo.
Bradbury is looking to counter the offense by Russo and move into the clinch.
Bradbury misses with a looping left.
Russo misses with a hook
and Bradbury counters with a stiff right hand.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Bradbury clinches up with Russo and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradbury manages to break the clinch.
Russo looks to land a left hand but Bradbury moved out of range nicely.
Bradbury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russo can do to turn this around?
Russo throws a hook but Bradbury blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradbury slips a jab from Russo.
Russo throws a hook but Bradbury avoids it easily.
Bradbury misses with a body shot.
Bradbury lands a nice looking body shot.
Russo misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Russo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Russo.
Russo misses with a left hand
and Russo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up John Russo's cut even more.
Bradbury works the jab nicely.
Bradbury misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
Bradbury moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradbury takes one to the side of the head.
Bradbury digs a good body shot into Russo's ribs.
Bradbury scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradbury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a takedown attempt
and Bradbury counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradbury takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
Bradbury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Russo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradbury moves into the clinch.
Bradbury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russo loads up on a big right hand but Bradbury slips the punch.
Bradbury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradbury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradbury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradbury.
Bradbury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Russo throws the left hand but Bradbury avoids the punch easily.
Bradbury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradbury just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Russo misses.
Russo misses with a looping right.
Bradbury is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Russo digs a good hook to Bradbury's body.
Russo misses with a hook
and Bradbury counters with a nice body shot.
Russo throws the left hand but Bradbury avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bradbury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Russo throws a body punch but Bradbury moves out of range.
Russo loads up on a big right hand but Bradbury slips the punch.
Bradbury is looking to counter punch.
Russo avoids the body shot from Bradbury.
Russo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bradbury to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradbury stuns Russo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Russo throws a hook but Bradbury blocks it.
Bradbury throws a big counter combination but Russo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bradbury moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradbury throws a lazy uppercut
and Russo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws an off balance right hand
and Bradbury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo throws an overhand right that lands on Bradbury's shoulder, as Bradbury tries to avoid the shot.
Russo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bradbury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo needs to keep his hands up - Bradbury had a free shot at his head there.
Russo throws a looping overhand right but Bradbury ducks down to avoid it.
Bradbury was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Russo throws a shot from downtown. Bradbury moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Bradbury tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradbury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Russo with a jab.
A slow jab from Bradbury misses its intended target.
Russo misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradbury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above John Russo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Russo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradbury counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Russo is breathing heavily.
Russo loads up on a big right hand but Bradbury slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bradbury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Russo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Russo throws a hook to the side of Bradbury's head but Bradbury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradbury misses with a double jab.
Russo throws a looping overhand right but Bradbury ducks down to avoid it.
Ray Bradbury is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradbury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bradbury ducks under a wild hook from Russo.
Bradbury walks into a straight right hand from Russo.
Bradbury scores with a three punch combo!
Russo scores with a hook.
Bradbury misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Russo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Russo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bradbury as he jumps to the side.
Bradbury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Russo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradbury throws a right hand that Russo ducks under and follows up with a left that Russo also avoids with ease.
Russo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradbury.
Russo misses with a right hand
and Bradbury counters with a nice uppercut.
Russo looks to land a right hand but Bradbury moved out of range.
Russo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Russo misses with a body shot.
Russo misses with a left hand
and Bradbury counters with a three punch combo that has Russo backing up. Russo nods at Bradbury to acknowledge the strikes.
John Russo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Russo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradbury connects with a jab.
Bradbury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Russo in his tracks.
Russo is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Russo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Bradbury!
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