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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm
20
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Bradley ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoshihiro Akiyama! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Akiyama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Akiyama is trying to stall.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Yoshihiro Akiyama has been cut. Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Akiyama avoids the damage to the body. Akiyama takes a shot to the head. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Bradley prevents a body shot from Akiyama. Bradley lands with a light punch inside. Akiyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akiyama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradley as Akiyama tries to tie him up. Akiyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Akiyama avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradley . We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A battle for position here, against the ropes. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Akiyama. Akiyama throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it. Akiyama throws a front kick aimed at Bradley 's knee but Bradley avoids it well. Both fighters circling a little - Akiyama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Akiyama misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Akiyama misses with a low kick.
Akiyama tries to keep at a distance but Bradley has taken the fight into the clinch. Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akiyama is trying to stall.
Akiyama takes an elbow to the temple. Akiyama is looking to control Bradley 's arms but Bradley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akiyama has his back to the ropes. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Akiyama. Akiyama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akiyama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bradley clinches up with Akiyama and pushes him back against the ropes. Akiyama misses with a body punch.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akiyama.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
Akiyama tries to work over Bradley 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Akiyama looking to stall.
Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Bradley lands a left hand.
Bradley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akiyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Bradley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akiyama is trying to stall.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
Akiyama tries to stall but Bradley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bradley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards. Bradley throws an elbow that misses.
Akiyama looking to slow down the pace here. Bradley lands an elbow just above Akiyama 's eye. Akiyama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Akiyama. Bradley instigates a clinch. Akiyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bradley . Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bradley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Akiyama stalling in the clinch but Bradley improves position. Akiyama looks gassed! Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Bradley lands with a left to the head. Akiyama trying to stall but Bradley improves his position.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Akiyama's head. Akiyama avoids the elbow strike from Bradley , against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradley as Akiyama tries to tie him up. Bradley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Akiyama blocks the elbow strike.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradley as Akiyama tries to tie him up. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Akiyama. Akiyama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bradley is out of range. Bradley moves into the clinch. Akiyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. A short uppercut from Bradley . Bradley lands a shot to the body. Bradley gets through Akiyama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Akiyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Akiyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Akiyama. Bradley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akiyama, pushing him back against the ropes. Akiyama is trying to stall.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
Akiyama tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Akiyama taking a breather. Bradley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards. With the fighters up against the ropes, Bradley throws an elbow but misses. Akiyama misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Bradley lands a hook to the side of the head. A shot in the inside from Bradley . And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Bradley dominated that round. The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Akiyama'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.
Akiyama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A lazy left from Bradley finds it's target. Akiyama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bradley takes a step back to recover. Bradley moves into the clinch. Bradley throws an elbow that misses.
Akiyama tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Akiyama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bradley . Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Akiyama's head. Akiyama wants to stall.
Bradley scores with a nice hook to the head. A short right from Bradley . Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akiyama avoids it. Akiyama looking to slow down the pace here. Akiyama is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bradley looks to throw an elbow but misses. Bradley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bradley misses with an elbow over the top. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bradley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bradley scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akiyama is defending well for now. Akiyama is looking to control Bradley 's arms but Bradley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akiyama has his back to the ropes. Bradley landing knees to the body.
Bradley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akiyamas head. A short right from Bradley . Bradley lands a left hand.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Akiyama's head. Bradley lands a hook that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards. Bradley lands a nice uppercut. Akiyama looking to stall.
Bradley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Bradley pushes Akiyama back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bradley lands a hook to the side of the head. Akiyama wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Akiyama in his tracks for a moment. A short body shot lands from Bradley as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bradley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Akiyama takes an elbow to the temple.
Akiyama is rocked! Good body shot from Bradley .
Akiyama managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley .
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Akiyama blocks the elbow strike.
Akiyama takes a shot to the head. Akiyama looking to slow down the pace here. Bradley lands an elbow just above Akiyama 's eye. Bradley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Akiyama takes an elbow to the temple. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bradley . Akiyama taking a breather. Bradley lands a left hand.
Bradley pushes off an throws an elbow but Akiyama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Bradley scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bradley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards. Akiyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him? A right handed body shot lands from Bradley .
Bradley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bradley lands an elbow inside that Akiyama shrugs off. Bradley lands a hook that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Akiyama stalling in the clinch but Bradley improves position. Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akiyama avoids it. Bradley lands a nice shot to the body. Bradley scores with a nice hook to the head. Bradley lands a right hand. Bradley scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards. Bradley working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bradley prevents a body shot from Akiyama. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley . Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradley as Akiyama tries to tie him up. Bradley lands with a right to the head. Bradley lands a knee to the body.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bradley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akiyamas head. Akiyama takes an elbow to the temple. Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bradley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bradley blocks a body shot from Akiyama. A shot in the inside from Bradley . Akiyama looking to stall.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Akiyama takes an elbow to the forehead. Bradley working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bradley lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Bradley . Bradley lands an elbow just above Akiyama 's eye. Bradley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards. Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards. Bradley scores with a shoulder strike. Akiyama looking to slow down the pace here. Still in the clinch, Bradley scores with a nice short uppercut. Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards. Bradley scores with an uppercut up the middle. Akiyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Akiyama seems to have recovered his senses. Akiyama looking to slow down the pace here. A nice left hand lands by Bradley .
Akiyama tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Akiyama misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Akiyama. Bradley scores with a shoulder strike. Nice elbow from Bradley . And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Bradley dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Akiyama's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bradley has closed the distance and engaged Akiyama in a clinch.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Akiyama's head. Akiyama stalling in the clinch but Bradley improves position. Akiyama is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Bradley has denied him. Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Akiyama dodges an elbow strike from Bradley .
Akiyama looking to slow down the pace here. Akiyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.
Akiyama trying to control the position but instead, Bradley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akiyama into the ropes. Bradley lands with a short shot to the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Akiyama. Akiyama throws a body kick that misses. Both fighters are breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A low kick from Akiyama misses and Bradley moves into the clinch. Bradley scores with a shoulder strike. Bradley presses Akiyama against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Akiyama wants to stall.
Akiyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Akiyama stalling in the clinch but Bradley improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Akiyama in his tracks for a moment. Bradley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Akiyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bradley is keeping busy. A short body shot lands from Bradley as the two fighters clinch.
Kyle Bradley has scored more points in the clinch so far. A nice right hand lands inside from Bradley . Bradley lands an elbow inside that Akiyama shrugs off. Akiyama is looking to control Bradley 's arms but Bradley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akiyama has his back to the ropes. Akiyama is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage. Bradley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Akiyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradley lands an elbow inside. Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Akiyama is looking to control Bradley 's arms but Bradley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akiyama has his back to the ropes. Bradley lands an uppercut. Clinched against the ropes, Bradley lands a big elbow that drops Akiyama! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Akiyama is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Bradley !
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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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