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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adib Zaquan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Bradley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adib Zaquan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zaquan.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zaquan tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Zaquan.
Zaquan rushes Bradley and presses him up against the cage.
Zaquan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaquan is looking to clinch but Bradley is avoiding it.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaquan tries to clinch there but Bradley circles away.
Bradley darts in and clinches Zaquan up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradley as Zaquan tries to tie him up.
Zaquan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Zaquan avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaquan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradley's efforts to push away.
Zaquan gets underhooks to prevent Bradley's takedown attempt.
Zaquan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bradley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bradley takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Brad Bradley has been cut.
Zaquan lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley blocks an elbow strike from Zaquan.
Bradley misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley dodges an elbow strike from Zaquan.
Zaquan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradley avoids it.
Zaquan pulls guard effortlessly.
Bradley trying to control but Zaquan is working from the bottom.
Bradley is looking to work some ground and pound but Zaquan has wrist control.
Zaquan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bradley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaquan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.
Zaquan wants to stand and escape but Bradley is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zaquan's head.
Bradley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bradley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bradley with a nice head shot there.
Bradley lands a couple of digs.
Zaquan wants to get back to his feet but Bradley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zaquan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bradley controls the pace.
Zaquan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bradley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is looking to work some ground and pound but Zaquan has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bradley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaquan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bradley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bradley chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bradley pushes down on Zaquan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bradley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zaquan's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley prevents Zaquan from improving his position.
Bradley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bradley is keen to just control but Zaquan is a slippery customer.
Bradley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bradley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zaquan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bradley connects with a nice short shot to Zaquan's temple.
Zaquan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bradley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaquan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zaquan taking some punishment here, with Bradley in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bradley throwing shots but Zaquan is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Bradley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bradley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaquan breaks from the clinch.
Brad Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaquan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bradley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zaquan's guard.
Bradley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zaquan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zaquan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bradley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bradley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bradley lands a couple of digs.
Brad Bradley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bradley chips away with some ground and pound.
Bradley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bradley is pushing down on Zaquan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zaquan is fighting to maintain full guard but Bradley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bradley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Bradley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bradley drops an elbow to the side of Zaquan's head.
Bradley is nestled in close to Zaquan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zaquan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bradley.
Zaquan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaquan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bradley scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zaquan is looking to control Bradley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zaquan avoid being mounted?
Zaquan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bradley lands strikes from half guard.
Bradley slips a nice elbow through Zaquan's hands, connecting with Zaquan's forehead.
Bradley drops an elbow to the side of Zaquan's head.
Bradley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bradley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zaquan's head.
Bradley prevents Zaquan from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley working the head and body with strikes.
Zaquan is looking for a sweep. Bradley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bradley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bradley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bradley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradley working Zaquan over with strikes.
Bradley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zaquan won't allow Bradley to pass to mount.
Bradley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zaquan is refusing to be controlled, as Bradley sits in half guard.
Bradley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaquan is refusing to be controlled, as Bradley sits in half guard.
Bradley drops an elbow to the side of Zaquan's head.
Bradley is keen to just control but Zaquan is a slippery customer.
Bradley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bradley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bradley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zaquan is refusing to be controlled, as Bradley sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Bradley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Bradley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaquan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zaquan closes the distance but Bradley moves to the side
and Bradley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bradley throwing strikes but missing.
Zaquan keeping moving, preventing Bradley from controlling successfully.
Bradley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bradley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bradley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bradley controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaquan is trying to control the position but Bradley postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bradley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bradley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bradley working some strikes from top position.
Bradley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bradley postures up in Zaquan's guard and throws a big left but Zaquan blocks it.
Bradley trying to control but Zaquan is working from the bottom.
Bradley lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley won't allow Zaquan to sweep him here.
Bradley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaquan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.
Bradley stands up over Zaquan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bradley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Zaquan keeps moving.
Zaquan wants to stand but Bradley is controlling the position.
Zaquan is trying to keep Bradley in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley works over Zaquan with some ground and pound from guard.
Bradley stands up over Zaquan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bradley pushes down on Zaquan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bradley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zaquan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bradley drops an elbow to the side of Zaquan's head.
Bradley lands strikes from half guard.
Bradley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradley thows a huge punch but Zaquan dodges it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bradley is thwarting Zaquan's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaquan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bradley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bradley is nestled in close to Zaquan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bradley working the head and body with strikes.
Bradley works his way into full mount!
Zaquan is in a horrible position here. Bradley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zaquan taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bradley is landing with some decent strikes but Zaquan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adib Zaquan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brad Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaquan can do to turn this around?
Bradley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Bradley!
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