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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Levitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Bradley !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitriy Levitan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levitan punishes Bradley 's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Levitan moved out of range nicely.
Levitan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Levitan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Levitan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Levitan throws a leg kick but Bradley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Levitan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Bradley misses.
Dmitriy Levitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley lands with a hook. Levitan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Bradley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley slips a straight right by Levitan.
Levitan moves away from the strike by Bradley .
Levitan tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley works the jab nicely.
Levitan lands with a nice body punch.
Levitan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Levitan's hands.
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!
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Levitan.
Levitan looks to land a combination but Bradley avoids it well.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Levitan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Levitan blocks the leg kick.
Levitan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Levitan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bradley throws a leg kick but Levitan checks it.
Levitan throws a leg kick but Bradley moved away.
Bradley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bradley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Levitan defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Levitan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levitan lands a nice hook to Bradley 's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Levitan momentarily.
Bradley cracks Levitan with a good jab.
Levitan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Levitan lands with a shot to the body.
Levitan closes the distance and clinches.
Levitan is trying to maintain a safe position but Bradley gets an underhook and turns Levitan into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levitan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Levitan has Bradley pressed against the cage.
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws an elbow that misses.
Levitan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Levitan in his tracks for a moment.
Levitan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Levitan tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Levitan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley .
Bradley lands with a short shot to the head.
Levitan is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Levitan backwards.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Levitan.
Levitan can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Nice elbow from Bradley .
Levitan trying to stall but Bradley improves his position.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levitan wants to break free but Bradley has control.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levitan looking to slow down the pace here.
Levitan working hard to break the clinch.
Levitan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bradley working aggressively here.
Levitan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Levitan's defenses.
Bradley tries to circle away but Levitan has him pinned against the cage.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradley throws a punch but it's blocked by Levitan.
Bradley misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley .
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Levitan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradley .
A right hook to the body lands for Bradley .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Levitan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Levitan or not.
A frustrated look appears on Levitan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bradley .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levitan misses with a knee strike.
Levitan trying to land knees to the body.
Levitan trying to land knees to the body.
Levitan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Levitan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Levitan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Levitan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Levitan under the eye.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitan lands a high kick!
Levitan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradley .
Bradley scores with a jab to the head.
Bradley connects with a right hand. Levitan shakes it off.
A combination from Levitan does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Bradley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bradley 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bradley swings for the body but Levitan moves out of range.
Levitan scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradley should have avoided that one.
Bradley throws a hook but Levitan blocks it.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Levitan is out of range.
Levitan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bradley rather than just go for the knockout.
Bradley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Levitans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Levitan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Levitan misses the shot to the body.
Levitan fails to land with a series of punches.
Levitan throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
Levitan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Levitan checks a leg kick.
Levitan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
Levitan throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Levitan swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Bradley .
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley . Levitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Levitan.
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.
Levitan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitan rushes Bradley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Levitan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Levitan.
Levitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley avoiding damage as Levitan throws knees to the body.
Bradley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Levitan.
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Levitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Levitan manages to break the clinch.
Bradley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Levitan misses.
Bradley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bradley throws out a powerful jab.
Bradley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Levitan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Levitan should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levitan misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyle Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Levitan misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Levitan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Levitan misses with a straight right.
Levitan moves away from the strike by Bradley .
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Levitan should have avoided that one.
Levitan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Levitan misses the target.
Levitan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Levitan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Levitan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Bradley walks into a jab.
Levitan misses with a low kick.
Levitan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Levitan can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Levitan.
Bradley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Levitan lands a nice hook to Bradley 's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Bradley .
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Levitan momentarily.
Levitan drops his hands momentarily and Bradley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Levitan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bradley swinging wildly here.
Bradley connects with a looping right hand.
Bradley tries to keep at a distance but Levitan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bradley has Levitan pressed against the cage, preventing Levitan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Levitan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Levitan misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levitan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bradley misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levitan manages to break the clinch.
Levitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley .
Bradley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Levitan throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Bradley .
Dmitriy Levitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Levitan throws a series of punches but Bradley moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitan lands a really nice looking cross but Bradley seems unphased.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levitan.
Bradley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot by Bradley .
Bradley catches Levitan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Bradley dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bradley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Levitan.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bradley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Levitan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Levitan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bradley lands an overhand right.
Bradley throws a body punch but Levitan moves out of range.
Bradley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levitan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Levitan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levitan.
Bradley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Levitan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bradley is out of range and Levitan settles back down.
Levitan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bradley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Levitan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Levitan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levitan moves away.
A jab lands there for Bradley .
Levitan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitan throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Levitan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bradley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Levitan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Levitan.
Levitan tries to clinch there but Bradley circles away.
Levitan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Levitan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Levitan throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Bradley .
Bradley scores with a jab. Levitan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Levitan slips under a jab from Bradley .
Levitan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dmitriy Levitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Levitan's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Levitan ducks right into an uppercut from Bradley .
A jab from Bradley finds it's way through Levitan's defenses.
Bradley throws a hook but Levitan blocks it.
Levitan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levitan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bradley stalks Levitan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Levitan's face. Levitan staggers backwards, shaken.
Levitan fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Levitan misses the target.
Bradley throws a series of strikes that have Levitan backpedaling.
Levitan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Levitan moves away and avoids it.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Levitan.
Bradley lands with a hook. Levitan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Levitan.
Levitan dodges the punch combination from Bradley .
Bradley scores with the left hand. Levitan knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bradley .
Levitan throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
Bradley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Levitan checks a leg kick nicely.
Levitan throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it.
Levitan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bradley lands the left hand.
Levitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levitan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley connects with a single shot there.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Bradley lands a body shot.
Levitan takes one to the side of the head.
Levitan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Levitan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Levitan thinking.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Levitan's hands.
Levitan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Bradley .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levitan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bradley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice jab there from Bradley .
Levitan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley tries a low kick but Levitan avoids it.
Levitan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bradley checks it well.
Levitan ducks right into an uppercut from Bradley .
Levitan throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Levitan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Levitan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitan misses with a hook.
Bradley slips a straight right by Levitan.
Bradley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Levitan scores with a push kick.
Levitan throws a leg kick which misses Bradley 's front leg but catches the back leg as Bradley tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle Bradley .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradley , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Bradley !
Kyle Bradley retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Kyle Bradley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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