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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Lato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko Lato told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Lato!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley stalling the fight.
Lato takes an elbow to the temple.
Bradley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bradley lands an elbow inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lato has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Lato avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradley has Lato pressed against the cage.
Lato tries to pull guard but Bradley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Lato's head.
Bradley pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jarkko Lato has been cut.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley lands a hook that snaps the head of Lato backwards.
Bradley lands a good knee to the midsection. Lato won't want to take too many of those.
Bradley taking a breather.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lato avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Bradley.
Lato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bradley walks away with a smile on his face. Lato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've been told by Bradley's head coaches at IMMA Gym of ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bradley clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradley.
Lato is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bradley to keep the fight standing.
Gus Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Lato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley gets through Lato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bradley effectively controlling the action here.
Bradley lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Lato is blocking nicely.
Bradley working Lato over with knees to the body.
Lato looks winded!
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lato backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley scores with a hook to the body.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Bradley digs a right hand into Lato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lato's gas tank.
Bradley lands a hook that snaps the head of Lato backwards.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley lands with a right to the head.
Bradley stalling.
Bradley lands an elbow inside.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lato is defending well for now.
Lato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lato tries to pull guard but Bradley holds him up against the cage and eventually Lato drops back down to his feet.
Bradley lands a good knee to the midsection. Lato won't want to take too many of those.
Lato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bradley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lato's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Lato 's eye.
Lato takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bradley has Lato pushed against the cage.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley lands an uppercut.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Lato in his tracks for a moment.
Bradley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Lato's cut.
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.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Lato's shoulder, as Lato tries to avoid the shot.
Gus Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley cracks the inside of Lato's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Lato there.
Bradley connects with a high kick.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bradley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lato is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bradley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bradley has escaped and now he's on top!
Bradley tries to free his leg and advance position but Lato is retaining full guard.
Lato is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bradley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bradley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bradley is looking to work some ground and pound but Lato has wrist control.
Bradley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley trying to control the position from guard on top but Lato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lato can do to turn this around?
Bradley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gus Bradley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lato crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bradley - the referee stops the clock and Lato gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bradley. Lato manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lato tries to pull guard but Bradley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bradley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lato is defending well for now.
Bradley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lato managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lato tries to pull guard but Bradley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley taking a breather.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lato's defenses.
Lato is trying to pull guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gus Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Lato.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lato avoids it.
Bradley slows down the pace here.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Lato jumps guard but Bradley stands there with Lato around his waist. Lato gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lato's defenses.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bradley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Lato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Bradley.
Bradley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bradley feints and then cracks Lato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lato down.
Bradley drives through and clinches with Lato against the cage.
Bradley has Lato pressed against the cage.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley leaning against his opponent.
Lato is trying to pull guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bradley is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Bradley on the inside.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lato's defenses.
Bradley lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lato takes an elbow to the temple.
Lato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike.
Gus Bradley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bradley stalls.
Lato avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lato's defenses.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Lato shrugs off.
Bradley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bradley.
Lato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Lato is trying to pull guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lato takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Bradley.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Bradley to work.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Lato in his tracks for a moment.
Lato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bradley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Latos head.
Bradley lands with a light punch inside.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Lato shrugs off.
Lato takes an elbow to the temple.
Lato is rocked!
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lato's defenses.
Lato is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lato avoids it.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lato's defenses.
Bradley lands an elbow inside.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lato.
Jarkko Lato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley has Lato pressed against the cage. He pushes Lato back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Bradley throws a beautiful elbow that sends Lato crashing to the floor! Bradley piles on the pressure with more strikes! Lato is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus Bradley!
In his post fight interview, Gus Bradley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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