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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nyyrikki Takaraivo enters the cage!
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213 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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179 cm
37
220 lbs
21 - 23 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takaraivo will feel that in the morning.
Bradshaw misses with a combination
and Takaraivo counters with a left to the body.
Takaraivo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takaraivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradshaw.
Takaraivo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradshaw fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Bradshaw. Beautiful body shot.
Takaraivo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takaraivo throws a low kick, looking for Bradshaw's leg but Bradshaw calmly moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Takaraivo as Bradshaw shoots in.
Takaraivo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradshaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takaraivo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradshaw connects with a body shot that sends Takaraivo's belly button to the back.
Takaraivo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takaraivo blocks a head kick by Bradshaw.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaraivo avoids the body shot from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw avoids a kick to the body.
Takaraivo looks for the body kick but Bradshaw saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw wants to clinch.
Takaraivo unleashes a big counter combination but Bradshaw bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Takaraivo instigates a clinch.
Bradshaw tries to throw a body punch but Takaraivo avoids it by throwing Bradshaw back against the cage.
Bradshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takaraivo blocks an uppercut.
Takaraivo is pressed up against the cage. Bradshaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Takaraivo down to the mat. Takaraivo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bradshaw thows a body kick. Takaraivo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw scores with a body shot.
Bradshaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Bradshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaraivo manages to avoid it.
Bradshaw closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaraivo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bradshaw looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Takaraivo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Takaraivo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bradshaw trying to control the action but Takaraivo is working from the bottom.
Takaraivo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bradshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takaraivo's head.
Bradshaw 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.
Bradshaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bradshaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takaraivo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bradshaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bradshaw trying to control from half guard but Takaraivo is working away.
Bradshaw tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takaraivo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Takaraivo is trying to stand.
Bradshaw is keen to just control but Takaraivo is a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradshaw lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bradshaw seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bradshaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bradshaw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bradshaw moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Bradshaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takaraivo takes one to the side of the head.
Takaraivo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradshaw lands with a kick to the temple. Takaraivo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bradshaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takaraivo avoids it really well and circles away.
Bradshaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takaraivo in his tracks.
Bradshaw misses with a looping left.
Takaraivo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takaraivo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takaraivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradshaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradshaw throws a head kick but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Dudley Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradshaw misses with a head kick.
Takaraivo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw blocks a head kick by Takaraivo.
Bradshaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses.
Bradshaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bradshaw tries to clinch there but Takaraivo circles away.
Takaraivo throws a nice looking combination but Bradshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradshaw misses with a shot to the body
and Takaraivo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Takaraivo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Takaraivo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bradshaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bradshaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takaraivo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradshaw wants to clinch up but Takaraivo keeps it at a distance.
Takaraivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradshaw lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takaraivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradshaw stuns Takaraivo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshaw takes a swing at Takaraivo's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Takaraivo blocks the low kick.
Takaraivo avoids a kick to the body.
Takaraivo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takaraivo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bradshaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Takaraivo's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradshaw. Takaraivo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradshaw lands with a good body shot.
Takaraivo blocks a head kick by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradshaw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dudley Bradshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradshaw gets a double leg takedown into Takaraivo's guard.
Bradshaw prevents Takaraivo from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bradshaw throwing strikes but missing.
Bradshaw chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takaraivo can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradshaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bradshaw postures up in Takaraivo's guard and throws a big left but Takaraivo blocks it.
Bradshaw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takaraivo's head.
Bradshaw lands a couple of elbows.
Bradshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Takaraivo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bradshaw controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bradshaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takaraivo can do to turn this around?
Bradshaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Takaraivo moves out of range of the body kick from Bradshaw.
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. This is the final round!
Takaraivo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradshaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takaraivo ducks under a wild hook from Bradshaw.
As Bradshaw backs off Takaraivo throws a huge counter combo but Bradshaw manages to avoid it all.
Takaraivo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bradshaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takaraivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw wants to slow Takaraivo down by chopping away at his legs.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradshaw lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takaraivo!
Bradshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takaraivo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Takaraivo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Bradshaw lands.
Bradshaw scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bradshaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takaraivo pushes Bradshaw off looking to stand but Bradshaw dives back in and keeps control.
Bradshaw content to control rather than advance.
Takaraivo 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 working the head and body with strikes.
Bradshaw throwing shots but Takaraivo is blocking nicely.
Bradshaw looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bradshaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bradshaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takaraivo's head.
Bradshaw sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bradshaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bradshaw drops an elbow to the side of Takaraivo's head.
Bradshaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takaraivo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bradshaw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takaraivo defending well though.
Bradshaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradshaw. Takaraivo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo is looking to land body kicks.
Bradshaw throws a nice head kick!
Bradshaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bradshaw cracks Takaraivo with an open hand slap.
Bradshaw lands with a kick to the temple. Takaraivo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takaraivo is rocked!
Bradshaw drops Takaraivo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bradshaw follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dudley Bradshaw!
Dudley Bradshaw was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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