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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 407 p4p, 2855 weight class) and Marlon Raynard (ranked 59 p4p, 356 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Sudbury Saturday Night. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marlon Raynard!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raynard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bradley throws a right hand that Raynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Raynard also avoids with ease.
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.
Raynard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raynard throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Marlon Raynard has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Raynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raynard with the counter takedown but Bradley avoids it easily.
Raynard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bradley misses with a low kick.
Raynard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raynard just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Raynard has managed to clinch.
Raynard blocking some punches.
Bradley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raynard.
Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Raynard's head.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Raynard.
A nice left hand lands by Raynard.
Bradley breaks the clinch.
Bradley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raynard.
Raynard misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Raynard misses the target.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Raynard.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Raynard.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marlon Raynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bradley misses with a hook. Raynard ducked under it nicely.
Raynard goes for a double leg but Bradley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bradley continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Bradley misses its target.
Bradley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raynard throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raynard slips a straight right by Bradley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Raynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Raynard is predictable there
and Bradley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Raynard swings widly with a right hand
and Raynard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
As Raynard backs away, Bradley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raynard moves into range and clinches up with Bradley.
Raynard lands a right hand.
Bradley is trying to push Raynard away but Raynard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradley connects with a body shot.
Raynard slips under a jab from Bradley.
Raynard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Raynard misses.
Bradley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bradley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Raynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley cracks Raynard with a good jab.
Raynard lands a jab to Bradley's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raynard throws a sloppy body shot
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raynard defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Raynard misses.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Raynard saw that one coming.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Raynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raynard misses with a body shot.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Bradley misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derrick Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marlon Raynard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Raynard throws a lazy head kick
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Raynard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bradley defends well and Raynard ends up having to push Bradley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bradley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Raynard ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raynard.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raynard.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Raynard moves away and avoids it.
Raynard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley ducks right into an uppercut from Raynard.
Raynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.
Raynard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derrick Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Raynard.
Bradley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
Raynard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradley quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Raynard lands with a straight right. Bradley didn't see that one coming.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raynard.
Bradley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raynard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bradleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bradley misses with a hook.
Raynard feints the counter takedown.
Raynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Raynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley tries a low kick but Raynard avoids it.
Raynard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Raynard saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Raynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raynard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raynard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Raynard misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Raynard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Raynard misses.
Derrick Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raynard throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Raynard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raynard lands with a kick to the temple. Bradley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Raynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raynard misses with a looping left.
Bradley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raynard cracks Bradley with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raynard scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradley should have avoided that one.
Raynard tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Raynard has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Raynard misses with a right hand
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Raynard misses
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Raynard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bradley pinned against the cage. Bradley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marlon Raynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marlon Raynard'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bradley slips a jab from Raynard.
Raynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bradley's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bradley digs a good body shot into Raynard's ribs.
A left and a right from Raynard both land. Nice combination.
Bradley lands a nice looking body shot.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Raynard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bradley digs a good body shot into Raynard's ribs.
Raynard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raynard takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Bradley throws a quick counter head kick but Raynard was just out of range.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Raynard feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard slips a jab from Bradley.
Raynard throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Bradley lands a jab.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raynard throws out the jab.
As Raynard backs away, Bradley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Raynard misses with a head kick.
Raynard swinging wildly here.
Bradley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raynard is able to avoid easily.
Raynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Raynard saw that one coming.
Raynard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Raynard.
Raynard closes the distance and clinches.
Raynard has Bradley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bradley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bradley digs a right hand into Raynard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raynard's gas tank.
Raynard fails to pull guard.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raynard misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Marlon Raynard's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raynard tries to clinch
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Bradley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Raynard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raynard ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Raynard misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a thumping low kick.
Bradley jabs Raynard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Bradley misses.
Raynard misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raynard thinking.
Both fighters circling a little - Bradley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bradley lands with a cross.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to land a front kick but Raynard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bradley works Raynard's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raynard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradley.
Bradley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Raynard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradley counters with a nice body kick.
Bradley lands a glancing blow to the side of Raynard's head.
Raynard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raynard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bradley 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Bradley!
Derrick Bradley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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