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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Link (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Link is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr. Trololo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dudley Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Link!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bradshaw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Link defends it well.
Bradshaw passes the guard and advances to mount!
Link wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bradshaw jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Link manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bradshaw working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link is pushing Bradshaw's head away, looking to escape. Bradshaw manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradshaw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bradshaw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bradshaw working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bradshaw working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bradshaw throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bradshaw slows the pace down.
Link really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bradshaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bradshaw throws an elbow but Link slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link prevents Bradshaw from moving into mount.
Bradshaw lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bradshaw working the body and head with strikes.
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!
Bradshaw takes a little break here. Link wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bradshaw in side control lands a decent elbow.
Link is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bradshaw is controlling him well.
Bradshaw looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bradshaw working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw tries for a kimura but Link is defending well.
Bradshaw throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bradshaw sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Link is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bradshaw in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bradshaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Link is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bradshaw is trying to get an arm triangle but Link is defending well.
Bradshaw creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Link sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is trying to get an arm triangle but Link is defending well.
Link is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bradshaw asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bradshaw trying to control the action but Link is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradshaw is putting a hurting on Link here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Bradshaw dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Link lands with a nice body kick.
Link takes a jab right on the kisser.
Link stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradshaw.
Link throws a sloppy head kick and Bradshaw moves out of range easily.
Link gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bradshaw looks for the body kick but Link saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Bradshaw. Beautiful body shot.
Bradshaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Link manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bradshaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bradshaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Link counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradshaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradshaw. Link does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradshaw shoots in and bounces Link off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link is looking to stand up but Bradshaw isn't so interested in that idea.
Bradshaw advances to half guard.
Link wants to get back to his feet.
Bradshaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bradshaw working Link over with strikes.
Link taking some punishment here, with Bradshaw in his half guard.
Link is staying active underneath Bradshaw, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bradshaw is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bradshaw is looking to stall here but Link recovers full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Link working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Link is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bradshaw is controlling him.
Bradshaw sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Link's guard.
Bradshaw trying to control the pace.
Link is refusing to be controlled, as Bradshaw sits in half guard.
Bradshaw takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bradshaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Link is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bradshaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
Link is trying to stand back up but Bradshaw is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bradshaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bradshaw lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bradshaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Link can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradshaw stops Link from getting back to his feet.
Bradshaw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bradshaw scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradshaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Bradshaw 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bradshaw throws a shot from downtown. Link moves away and avoids it.
Bradshaw shoots in but no luck this time.
Link pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bradshaw back to the cage. Link follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bradshaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradshaw tried to score with a low kick but Link checks it.
Dudley Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradshaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Link tries to sprawl out of it but Bradshaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Link manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradshaw connects with a leg kick. Link looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bradshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Link blocks the body kick.
Bradshaw looks to throw the jab but Link is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link checks a leg kick nicely.
Bradshaw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Link's calf.
Bradshaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Link jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradshaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Link pinned against the cage. Link gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Bradshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradshaw dives in and grabs Link's left leg, looking for a takedown. Link pushes down on Bradshaw's head and hops out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bradshaw lands in his opponent's guard.
Bradshaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bradshaw is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bradshaw is in close to Link's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradshaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Link is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bradshaw is controlling him.
Bradshaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradshaw is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Link is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bradshaw is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw chips away with some ground and pound.
Link working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bradshaw.
Link is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bradshaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Link is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradshaw is working hard here to advance position.
Dudley Bradshaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Link is looking to stand up but Bradshaw isn't so interested in that idea.
Bradshaw controlling from the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bradshaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradshaw gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Link counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Link throws an off balance right hand
and Bradshaw counters with a single leg into guard. Link didn't expect that.
Gerard Link has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dudley Bradshaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bradshaw has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dudley Bradshaw!
A very excited looking Dudley Bradshaw rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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