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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cannon Brady (ranked 3031 p4p, 25910 weight class) and China Adesanya (ranked 319 p4p, 469 weight class). Cannon Brady has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cannon Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, China Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady clinches up against the cage.
Adesanya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brady is keeping busy.
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adesanya avoids a wild elbow strike from Brady.
Brady unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brady throws a head punch that misses.
Adesanya wants to get back to striking at distance but Brady won't allow it.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brady lands an elbow inside that Adesanya shrugs off.
It looks like China Adesanya has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brady.
Brady misses with a punch on the inside.
Brady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brady landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brady scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brady misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brady tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adesanya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brady.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adesanya tries to work over Brady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brady blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands a shot to the body.
Brady blocks the elbow strike.
Adesanya swings wildly with an uppercut but Brady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya lands a body shot.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adesanya trying to stall but Brady improves his position.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya has Brady pressed against the cage.
Brady blocks a body shot from Adesanya.
Brady pushes off an throws an elbow but Adesanya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow.
Adesanya wants a takedown but no success here.
Brady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady misses with the head strike.
Adesanya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adesanya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Adesanya scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brady throws an elbow but misses.
Brady scores with a shoulder strike.
Brady working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adesanya gets through Brady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brady lands a shoulder strike.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
Brady closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brady lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands an elbow inside that Brady shrugs off.
Brady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow.
Adesanya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady closes the distance and clinches.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya struggles to land a body shot inside as Brady controls his hands.
Adesanya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brady working aggressively here.
Brady misses with the head strike.
Brady lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brady looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Adesanya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Brady.
Adesanya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brady.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws an elbow that misses.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Cannon Brady has been cut.
Adesanya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brady backwards.
Adesanya blocks an elbow strike.
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Brady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Brady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
A right hook to the body lands for Adesanya.
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brady's elbow.
Brady keeps control of Adesanya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Brady.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brady prevents it.
Cannon Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of China Adesanya.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brady throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cannon Brady dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brady moves in looking to clinch but Adesanya pushes him off.
Brady moves in looking to clinch but Adesanya pushes him off.
Adesanya drives through with a takedown into Brady's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brady has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Adesanya has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Brady.
Adesanya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brady backwards.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adesanya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Adesanya.
Adesanya blocks an elbow strike.
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Brady lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adesanya blocks an elbow strike.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Brady.
Brady throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a nice elbow.
Brady prevents a body shot from Adesanya.
A short right from Adesanya.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brady throws an elbow but misses.
Brady misses with a punch on the inside.
Brady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brady working aggressively here.
Adesanya taking a breather.
Brady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brady scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Brady.
Brady misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brady.
Adesanya looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Adesanya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Brady misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adesanya's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brady.
Adesanya looking to stall.
Brady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brady throws a head punch that misses.
Brady misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the temple.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but Brady keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land.
Adesanya slowing the pace effectively.
Cannon Brady has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adesanya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adesanya has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brady after a bit of a struggle.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adesanya is looking to control Brady's arms but Brady gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adesanya has his back to the cage.
Brady unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adesanya is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Brady scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya throws a punch but it's blocked by Brady.
Brady lands with a light punch inside.
Adesanya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brady throws an elbow but it misses.
Brady lands a shoulder strike.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Brady working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brady.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brady.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady lands an elbow just above Adesanya 's eye.
Brady working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adesanya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brady pushes off an throws an elbow but Adesanya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Brady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adesanya lands with a short shot to the head.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Brady lands an elbow inside that Adesanya shrugs off.
Brady lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brady misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adesanya misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brady throws an elbow but misses.
Brady crunches a lovely knee into Adesanya's ribcage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cannon Brady dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brady fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adesanya, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
Brady lands an elbow inside that Adesanya shrugs off.
Brady struggles to land a body shot inside as Adesanya controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya tries to break the clinch but Brady is controlling the position.
Adesanya tries to work over Brady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adesanya is rocked!
Brady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Brady finish him?
Brady lands an elbow inside that Adesanya shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Brady scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brady misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Clinched against the cage, Brady lands a big elbow that drops Adesanya! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Adesanya is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cannon Brady!
An out of breath Cannon Brady thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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