Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2018

#R1#
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Dresden 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.
Dresden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bradley defends well and Dresden ends up having to push Bradley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD#
Dresden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bradley!
Bradley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dresden.
Dresden 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.
Bradley can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresden working away.
Bradley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T1#
Dresden wants to control but Bradley is keeping him busy.
Dresden working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dresden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradley keeps working.
Dresden looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bradley is avoiding damage well.
Bradley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dresden has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Dresden is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bradley's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB#
Dresden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dresden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
Dresden throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dresden is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SU#
Dresden stands up and beckons Bradley to his feet.
Dresden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bradley scores with a leg kick. #T3##TD#
Bradley gets caught flat footed, as Dresden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bradley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dresden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dresden is one step ahead there.
Dresden forces his way into half guard.
Dresden is taking a breather. Bradley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet.
Dresden is taking a breather. Bradley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T4##SUB#
Dresden wants to work for an arm triangle but Bradley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bradley is trying to stand up here but Dresden is controlling him well.
Bradley is looking to control Dresden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradley avoid being mounted?
Dresden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dresden stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dresden trying to control from half guard but Bradley is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lakoj Dresden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Dresden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bradley's waist but Bradley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dresden off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Bradley as Dresden shoots in.
Dresden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bradley's waist but Bradley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dresden off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lakoj Dresden. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Dresden scores with a takedown into Bradley's guard.
Bradley wants to stand and escape but Dresden is having none of it. #ES2#
Bradley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dresden working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Dresden has Bradley pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dresden pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bradley tumbling to the mat - Dresden dives into Bradley's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley trying to keep a closed guard but Dresden is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Dresden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dresden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bradley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dresden manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Bradley preventing the sweep.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Dresden keeps moving.
Bradley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lakoj Dresden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Dresden keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Dresden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bradley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bradley is looking to stand up but Dresden won't let him.
Dresden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB#
Dresden 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. Oh but Dresden is tightening it up a little... Bradley has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bradley reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bradley taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dresden!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lakoj Dresden!
An intense looking Lakoj Dresden took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Im so happy for my new manager ,,,last one was ,,,, luv u all '.
Desmond Bradley spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 147
Date: Oct 06, 2017

#R1#
Rhinehold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhinehold checks it well.
Rhinehold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Rhinehold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley thuds a left hand into Rhinehold's body.
Rhinehold has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bradley misses with a combination #CL2#
and Rhinehold moves into the clinch.
Rhinehold tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Rhinehold back against the cage.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Rhinehold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bradley throws a right hand that misses
and Rhinehold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhinehold tries to counter with a clinch but Bradley shakes him off and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Rhinehold throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhinehold tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Bradley misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Rhinehold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhinehold lands with a right hand. #T2#
Rhinehold throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Rhinehold's head but Rhinehold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhinehold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Burt Rhinehold has been cut.
Bradley moves out of range of the body kick from Rhinehold.
Bradley scores with a nice strike.#CL2#
Rhinehold has closed the distance and engaged Bradley in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhinehold has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Rhinehold has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rhinehold.
Rhinehold manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradley can't break the clinch. #T3#
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rhinehold can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Rhinehold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rhinehold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhinehold.
Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rhinehold throws an elbow that misses.
Rhinehold taking a breather.
Bradley tries to break the clinch but Rhinehold is controlling the position.
Rhinehold misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Rhinehold misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradley is looking to break free of the clinch but Rhinehold has double underhooks.
Rhinehold tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhinehold lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rhinehold under the eye.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhinehold looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Rhinehold misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhinehold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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 Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Burt Rhinehold's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bradley throws a jab when Rhinehold was well out of range.
Rhinehold throws out a counter right but Bradley avoids it with no problem.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Rhinehold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
Rhinehold misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bradley misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Rhinehold counters by clinching up.
Bradley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rhinehold.
Rhinehold misses with the head strike.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.
Rhinehold misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley throws a hook but Rhinehold blocks it.
Rhinehold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rhinehold scores with a kick to the body.
Rhinehold lunges at Bradley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bradley's hand.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhinehold manages to avoid it.
Bradley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhinehold wants to land a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
Bradley is looking for a counter combo.
Bradley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rhinehold ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.#T2#
Bradley avoids the head kick by Rhinehold.
A little feinted left hand from Bradley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rhinehold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Rhinehold counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Rhinehold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rhinehold looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhinehold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhinehold checks a leg kick.#T3#
Bradley checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Bradley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rhinehold doesn't seem phased though.
Rhinehold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Rhinehold ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Bradley catches Rhinehold right on the button with a cross.
Bradley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rhinehold throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhinehold swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range. #T4#
Rhinehold throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
Desmond Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Rhinehold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bradley is out of range and Rhinehold settles back down.
Bradley tries to bum rush Rhinehold with a series of wild strikes but Rhinehold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rhinehold counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhinehold looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Rhinehold misses with a straight right.
Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Burt Rhinehold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley punishes Rhinehold's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bradley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bradley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rhinehold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bradleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rhinehold tries to clinch
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo.
Rhinehold misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley connects with a looping right hand.
Rhinehold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Bradley throws a hook but Rhinehold avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Rhinehold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rhinehold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bradley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rhinehold scrambles back to his feet.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Rhinehold moves away and avoids it.
Rhinehold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bradley defending well as Rhinehold loads up on a big left hand.
Bradley moves out of range of the leg kick from Rhinehold.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bradley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rhinehold feints and then cracks Bradley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradley down.
Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CUT#
That has opened up Burt Rhinehold's cut even more.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Rhinehold looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo but Rhinehold just gets out of the way.#T2#
Rhinehold throws a leg kick
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burt Rhinehold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley throws a right hand that Rhinehold ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhinehold also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rhinehold 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 Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Bradley is predictable there
enabling Rhinehold to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhinehold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhinehold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Rhinehold misses.
Rhinehold swings widly with a right hand
and Rhinehold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Rhinehold.#T3#
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Rhinehold thinks about the counter body kick.
Rhinehold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rhinehold slips a jab from Bradley.
Rhinehold just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley scores with the left hand. Rhinehold knows he should have avoided that one.
Bradley throws a right hand that Rhinehold ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhinehold also avoids with ease.
Rhinehold only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good work by Bradley as he checks the leg kick.
As Rhinehold looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo but Rhinehold just gets out of the way.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Rhinehold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhinehold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Desmond Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rhinehold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rhinehold on the side of the head.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rhinehold has time to react.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Rhinehold avoids nicely.
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!
Donk. Rhinehold catches Bradley right on the button with a cross.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bradley!
As Desmond Bradley got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 142
Date: Sep 10, 2017

#R1#
Bradley throws a hook but Lambert avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lambert. That's going to slow Bradley down.
Lambert fails with a takedown attempt.
Bradley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bradley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #TD#
Lambert changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bradley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lambert misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lambert 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.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet but Lambert drags him back down.
Bradley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T1#
Lambert laying and praying for a moment but Bradley takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bradley won't allow Lambert to pass to mount.
Bradley is trying to stand.
Lambert controlling the pace.
Bradley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lambert.
Lambert is trying to control. Bradley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bradley is trying to stand up here but Lambert is controlling him well.
Bradley is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lambert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bradley tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lambert has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lambert is landing with some decent strikes but Bradley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lambert looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bradley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lambert works his way into full mount!
Lambert misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym. #T3##SUB#
Lambert working for a guillotine from mount but Bradley is in no mood to give up.
Lambert tries to control but Bradley wriggling away.
Bradley gets back to half guard.
Lambert misses with a head shot. Bradley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lambert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lambert 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert looking to pass the guard. #T4#
Bradley working a defensive guard here.
Lambert trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Lambert stops Bradley from standing up.
Lambert working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lambert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Lambert drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lambert jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lambert throwing strikes from guard but Bradley blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lambert dominated that round.
That's time! Lambert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Lambert shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradley sprawls well. He's pushed Lambert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD#
Lambert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lambert throws a big elbow that misses.
Bradley wants to stand but Lambert is controlling the position.
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lambert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley controls Lambert momentarily but Lambert frees himself.
Lambert might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Lambert chips away with some ground and pound.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lambert looking to sit in guard and control but Bradley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Lambert has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bradley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lambert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lambert is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lambert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradley can do to turn this around?#T2#
Lambert is trying to hold Bradley in close to prevent damage but Bradley has managed to pass into half guard.
Bradley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lambert defending well though.
Bradley tries to pass to full mount but Lambert defends it. #SUB#
Lambert looking for submissions off his back.
Lambert trying to hold on to Bradley's head to control him but Bradley postures up. #SU2#
Bradley stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lambert to get to his feet. #T3#
Lambert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bradley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lambert somewhat.
Bradley connects with a single shot there.
Bradley stuffs the takedown.
Bradley's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bradley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lambert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bradley tries to avoid it but Lambert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bradley to the ground. Bradley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bradley tests Lambert's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
As Bradley looks to move away, Lambert throws a big counter combo but Bradley just gets out of the way.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lambert.
Lambert misses with the combination.
Lambert throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambert looks for a takedown but Bradley sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambert loads up on a big right hand but Bradley slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Bradley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lambert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lambert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Bradley.
Bradley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bradley duly obliges.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lambert.
Bradley swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Bradley. No joy for Lambert on that attempt.
Lambert misses with a combination
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bradley wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lambert fails with the takedown
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Bradley scores with a decent looking hook.
Mike Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley throws a combination. Lambert tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bradley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Bradley scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley looks to land a combination. Lambert sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lambert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lambert shoots in looking for a takedown but Bradley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lambert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bradley sizes up Lambert with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Desmond Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley stuns Lambert with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert misses with a combination
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Bradley scores with the left hand. Lambert knows he should have avoided that one.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lambert.
Bradley feints with a jab and clips Lambert right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Lambert is sent crashing into the canvas and Bradley leaps in for the kill! Lambert tries to get to his feet but Bradley is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Lambert is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Bradley!
Desmond Bradley looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 140
Date: Aug 25, 2017

#R1#
Funkhouser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Funkhouser walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funkhouser was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Bradley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Funkhouser moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Funkhouser appears to be looking for a big counter.
Funkhouser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Funkhouser throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley tries to bum rush Funkhouser with a series of wild strikes but Funkhouser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Funkhouser misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a left to the body.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkhouser.
A right-left combo lands from Funkhouser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Funkhouser gets a double leg takedown into Bradley's guard.#ES2#
Bradley is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Funkhouser presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Funkhouser stalls. #BC#
Funkhouser manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Funkhouser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Funkhouser swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley slips under a jab from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Funkhouser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Bradley's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bradley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Funkhouser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley loads up on a big right hand but Funkhouser slips the punch.#TD#
Funkhouser closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bradley did well to prevent Funkhouser getting side control.#ES2#
Bradley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Funkhouser is on him like a limpet, forcing Bradley back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funkhouser is defended easily by Bradley.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Funkhouser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradley circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Funkhouser misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Desmond Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Funkhouser feinted with a counter takedown.
Funkhouser closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bradley circles away.
Bradley moves away from the strike by Funkhouser.
Bradley thuds his right hand into Funkhouser's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice combination there by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser throws a series of strikes that have Bradley backpedaling. #ROC#
Bradley is rocked!#TD#
Funkhouser gets the takedown into side control. #ES2#
Bradley explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bradley is still on wobbly legs! Can Funkhouser finish him?
Funkhouser throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Funkhouser backs off Bradley throws a huge counter combo but Funkhouser manages to avoid it all.
Funkhouser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
Funkhouser is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Bradley is in big trouble! Funkhouser is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Bradley. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Trenton Funkhouser!
Trenton Funkhouser bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Desmond Bradley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 137
Date: Aug 12, 2017

#R1#
Bean tries a head kick but it misses.
Bean throws out a leg kick but Bradley moves out of range and Bean only half commits.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Bradley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bean.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Bean cracks a nice hook into Bradley's ribs.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Bean swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bradley, as that shot connected.
Bradley throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2#
It looks like James Bean has been cut.
Bean tries to land a leg kick but Bradley saw it coming and moves away.
Bradley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice uppercut lands for Bradley. That snapped Bean's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean staying out of range there.#T1#
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bean misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley throws a nice looking combination but Bean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bradley under the eye.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean.
Bean swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean thuds his right hand into Bradley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bean lands with a right hand. #T2#
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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 throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Bean misses the target.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bean misses with a hook
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bean drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bradley sprawls and moves away.
Bean throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Bean bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean slips a jab from Bradley.
Bean looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bradley takes a swing at Bean's ribcage but misses.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Bean looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
Bradley lands with a kick to the temple. Bean shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bean looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Bean misses with a right hand
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bean throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley throws out a counter right but Bean avoids it with no problem.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
Bradley throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
Bean slips under a jab.
Bean appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bradley drops his hands momentarily and Bean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Bean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T4#
Bradley swinging wildly here.
Bean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
Bean cracks Bradley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bradley staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley cracks Bean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bradley throws a nice looking combination but Bean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bean looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bean lands a nice looking body shot.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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 James Bean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Bean's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bradley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bradley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Bean throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley tries to move into range but Bean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bradley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bean counters with a low kick, right behind Bradley 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Bean avoids nicely.
Bean misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley scores with a one two! Bean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T1#
Bean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bean was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bradley.
Bradley tries to bum rush Bean with a series of wild strikes but Bean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bean misses with a looping right.
Bradley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bean misses with a jab to the body
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo.
Bradley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab lands there for Bean.
Bradley scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bradley.
Bean moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bean has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Bean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Bradley.
Bradley tried to score with a low kick but Bean checks it.
Bradley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bean is out of range.
Jab from Bradley.
Bradley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bean is out of range and Bradley settles back down.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Bradley throws a counter combo.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley blocks a jab.
Bean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Bean blocks a jab.
Bradley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
Bean misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Despite the aggression on Bradley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T4#
Bradley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bean backs up against the cage.
A jab from Bean misses.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Bradley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean connects with a body shot that sends Bradley's belly button to the back.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Bradley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Bean wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
James Bean is winning the standup battle so far.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bean looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
Bean misses with a combination
and Bradley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Bean's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bean slips a straight right by Bradley.
Bean throws the kick towards the body but Bradley avoids it.
Bradley throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Bean throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bean misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bean lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bean with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Bean changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Bradley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Bradley as he connects with a hook.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bean drops his hands momentarily and Bradley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Bean thows a leg kick but Bradley checks it
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradley moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bean misses with a body shot
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Bean misses.
Bean looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T2#
Bradley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Bean throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
Bean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Bean throws the kick towards the body but Bradley avoids it.
Bean throws a lazy head kick
and Bradley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean. #T3#
Bean throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Bradley moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Bean misses with a low kick as Bradley jumps back.
Bean looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bean lands with a cross.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Bean swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Bean.
Bradley connects with a nice looking jab.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bradley moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Bean misses with a hook
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Bradley.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Bradley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Desmond Bradley.
Well Bradley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bradley!
Desmond Bradley made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.
In defeat, James Bean stepped up to the mic, saying 'I think its nearly time to retire,im losing to much Blood.'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 131
Date: Jul 08, 2017

#R1#
Kalambayo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Kalambayo.
Bradley walks into a jab.
Kalambayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Bradley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalambayo back to the cage. Bradley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've been informed that Kalambayo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kalambayo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalambayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalambayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Kalambayo scores with a punch to the head.
Kalambayo tries to land a front kick but Bradley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sumbu Kalambayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalambayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalambayo slips a straight right by Bradley.
Kalambayo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kalambayo darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Kalambayo scores with a jab.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalambayo's hands.
Kalambayo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kalambayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambayo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalambayo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley checks a low kick from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo blocks a jab.
Bradley throws the left hand but Kalambayo avoids the punch easily.
Kalambayo swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley throws a big counter combination but Kalambayo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bradley throws a jab when Kalambayo was well out of range.
Kalambayo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalambayo dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Kalambayo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradley's head backwards.#T2#
Kalambayo dips to his left and cracks Bradley with an uppercut!
Kalambayo throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kalambayo misses.
Kalambayo takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Bradley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kalambayo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalambayo.
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalambayo momentarily.
Kalambayo just misses with a punch to the body.
As Kalambayo looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo but Kalambayo just gets out of the way.
Kalambayo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Bradley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bradley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalambayo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalambayo swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T3#
A left lands for Kalambayo.
Kalambayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kalambayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalambayo.
Bradley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kalambayo lands an overhand right.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Kalambayo is out of range.
Kalambayo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kalambayo misses with a body kick.
Bradley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good shot there by Bradley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambayo thumps Bradley with a low kick.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalambayo.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambayo sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Kalambayo slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
A lazy left from Bradley finds it's target.
Kalambayo throws a chopping leg kick but Bradley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bradley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bradley connects with a looping right hand.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
Kalambayo dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Bradley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalambayo throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Kalambayo tries to move into range but Bradley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kalambayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley dominated that 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.
#R2#
Bradley moves out of range as Kalambayo strikes.
No joy there for Kalambayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kalambayo staying out of range there.
Bradley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kalambayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Kalambayo.
Kalambayo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kalambayo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalambayo moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Kalambayo blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambayo misses with a body shot.
Kalambayo lands a nice hook to Bradley's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Kalambayo looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Kalambayo. #T1#
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Kalambayo's shoulder, as Kalambayo tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley throws a hook but Kalambayo blocks it.
Kalambayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Nice body punch from Bradley.
Kalambayo misses the shot to the body.
Bradley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalambayo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Kalambayo.
Kalambayo swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambayo misses the target.
Bradley throws a big counter combination but Kalambayo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Kalambayo moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Kalambayo lands with a cross.
Bradley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kalambayo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalambayo.
Bradley is looking to counter punch.
Kalambayo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kalambayo misses with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalambayo lunges at Bradley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bradley's hand.
Bradley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kalambayo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut lands for Kalambayo. That snapped Bradley's head back.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Bradley misses.
Kalambayo thumps Bradley with a low kick.#T3#
Kalambayo defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Bradley lands a nice hook to Kalambayo's body. Kalambayo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalambayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Kalambayo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kalambayo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bradley has got the better of the exchanges.
Kalambayo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kalambayo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley misses with a hook. Kalambayo ducked under it nicely.
Kalambayo throws out a counter right but Bradley avoids it with no problem.
Kalambayo misses with a hook.
Kalambayo loads up on a big right hand but Bradley slips the punch.
Kalambayo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Kalambayo unleashes a big counter combination but Bradley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradley loads up on a big right hand but Kalambayo slips the punch.
Kalambayo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.#T4#
Kalambayo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradley misses with a hook. Kalambayo ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Bradley finds it's way through Kalambayo's defenses.
Kalambayo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Kalambayo saw that one coming.
Kalambayo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bradley momentarily.
Kalambayo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradley.
Kalambayo misses with a low kick.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalambayo. Kalambayo obviously looking to wear him down.
Kalambayo throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalambayo as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Good standup being displayed there by Kalambayo as he connects with a hook.
Kalambayo delivers a nice body kick.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalambayo can do to turn this around?
Kalambayo jabs Bradley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bradley lands a really nice looking cross but Kalambayo seems unphased.
Bradley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Kalambayo manages to avoid it.
Bradley lunges at Kalambayo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalambayo's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kalambayo cracks Bradley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalambayo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bradley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Kalambayo throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it.
Bradley cracks Kalambayo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Kalambayo avoids them all with ease.
Desmond Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bradley stuns Kalambayo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kalambayo.
Bradley checks a low kick from Kalambayo.
Bradley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab from Bradley.
Kalambayo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradley.
Bradley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kalambayo scores with a leg kick.
Bradley misses the jab.
Kalambayo checks a low kick from Bradley.#T2#
Bradley checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalambayo throws a body kick that misses
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambayo cracks the inside of Bradley's front leg.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Kalambayo saw that one coming.
Kalambayo tries to counter with a clinch but Bradley shakes him off and moves away.
Kalambayo scores with a nice strike.
Bradley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kalambayo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradley's head backwards.
A punch combination from Kalambayo misses.
A jab lands there for Kalambayo.
Kalambayo takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.
Bradley misses with the combination. #T3#
Bradley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalambayo's sensitive parts.
Bradley throws a hook but Kalambayo avoids it easily.
Kalambayo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalambayo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kalambayo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Kalambayo throws a head kick that misses.
Kalambayo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalambayo lands a high kick!
Bradley misses with the combination. #T4#
Kalambayo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kalambayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Kalambayo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Desmond Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalambayo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Kalambayo takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Kalambayo blocks a jab.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Kalambayo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bradley scores with a one two! Kalambayo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalambayo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalambayo misses the shot to the body.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Kalambayo manages to avoid it.
Kalambayo clobbers Bradley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sumbu Kalambayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalambayo throws a nice outside leg kick.

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 Desmond Bradley.
Well Bradley 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bradley!
As Desmond Bradley got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 124
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Bradley loads up on a big right hand but Funkhouser slips the punch.
Funkhouser looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradley is fending him off so far but Funkhouser persists. Nope, Bradley circles away and we're back to standing.
Funkhouser walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Funkhouser blocks a jab.
Funkhouser is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bradley with a body shot.
Funkhouser throws a one two combo.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Funkhouser is looking for the big counter here.
Funkhouser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Bradley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Funkhouser throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Funkhouser scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkhouser lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bradley at a distance.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bradley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Funkhouser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funkhouser shoots in but no luck this time.
Bradley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Funkhouser avoids it.
Desmond Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Funkhouser.
Funkhouser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Funkhouser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wreckshop in the buildup to the fight.
Funkhouser throws a combination. Bradley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradley lands with a cross.
Funkhouser loads up on a big right hand but Bradley slips the punch.#TD2#
Bradley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T2#
Funkhouser with a nice head shot there.
Bradley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bradley is pulling down on Funkhouser's head to control his posture.
Funkhouser throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bradley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bradley controlling Funkhouser's posture.
Funkhouser throwing strikes but missing.
Funkhouser throwing strikes from guard but Bradley blocks nicely.
Bradley has his hands on Funkhouser's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkhouser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Funkhouser throws a big elbow that misses.
Funkhouser missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funkhouser tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Funkhouser throwing strikes but missing.
Funkhouser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Funkhouser working some strikes from top position.
Funkhouser throws a strike but Bradley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Bradley has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Funkhouser to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bradley is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Funkhouser pulls down on the head and he's put Bradley to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trenton Funkhouser!
Trenton Funkhouser tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Desmond Bradley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 120
Date: May 19, 2017

#R1#
A cross from Susi lands.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Susi.
Susi misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Susi there.
Bradley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Susi has closed the distance and engaged Bradley in a clinch.
Susi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradleys head.
Bradley is trying to push Susi away but Susi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Susi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Susi goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Bradley misses.
Bradley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Susi throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it.#T1#
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Susi.
Susi throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Susi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bradley's half guard.
Susi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Susi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bradley!
Bradley wants to control but Susi is having none of it.
Bradley blocking the ground and pound. #T2#
Bradley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bradley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Susi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi landing strikes, looking to finish! #ROC#
Bradley is rocked!
Susi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bradley is still in real trouble! Can Susi finish him?
Susi looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bradley covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Susi!
Tero Susi retains his light heavyweight title!
Tero Susi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
Desmond Bradley spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 113
Date: Apr 17, 2017

#R1#
Bradley misses with the combination.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Holliday moves away and avoids it.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holliday lands a slapping body shot.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Holliday keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradley's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bradley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holliday.
Bradley scores with a one two! Holliday had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#
It looks like Harry Holliday has been cut.
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
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 throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a slapping leg kick. #T1#
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Holliday.
Holliday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bradley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holliday shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bradley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley slips a jab from Holliday.
Holliday throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holliday misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradley should have avoided that one.
Holliday throws a low kick, looking for Bradley's leg but Bradley calmly moves out of range.
Holliday checks a leg kick nicely.
Holliday throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holliday.#T2#
Holliday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bradley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Holliday really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday scores with a decent looking hook.
Holliday misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Bradley counter with a right hand.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bradley cracks Holliday with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holliday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Holliday there.
Bradley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holliday's head backwards.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holliday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holliday throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Holliday.#T3#
Holliday moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Holliday misses its target.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holliday.
Holliday tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holliday ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holliday.
Bradley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holliday missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bradley! But no joy.
Bradley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holliday throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Holliday misses
and Bradley counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Bradley.
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. #T4#
Bradley misses with the body kick
and Holliday counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley throws the kick towards the body but Holliday avoids it.
Holliday was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley lands a jab to the head.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Holliday.
Holliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
Holliday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bradley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holliday throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holliday.
Holliday takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Holliday's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Bradley blocks the leg kick.
Bradley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bradley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Bradley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holliday misses the jab.
Holliday thows a leg kick but Bradley checks it
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holliday in his tracks.
Holliday tries to work over Bradley's front leg with a kick but Bradley checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Holliday is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Holliday misses the target.#CL#
Bradley gets tackled into the cage by Holliday. Holliday maintains the clinch.
Holliday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holliday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holliday fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Holliday is pressed up against the cage. Bradley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holliday down to the mat. Holliday avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Holliday takes the fight into the clinch.
Holliday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holliday working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bradley tries a body shot but Holliday blocks it.
Holliday lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Holliday fails to land.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Holliday.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holliday.
Holliday tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Holliday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holliday throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holliday. #T2#
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Holliday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Holliday throws a leg kick but Bradley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Bradley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Desmond Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradley throws a combination. Holliday tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holliday ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley with a nice cross.
Holliday throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Holliday thuds a left hand into Bradley's body.#T3#
A leg kick checked by Bradley.
Holliday moves out of range of the body kick from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a hook. Holliday ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Holliday misses its target.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
Bradley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holliday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Holliday ducks down to avoid it.
Holliday thows a leg kick but Bradley checks it
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holliday misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Holliday appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holliday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Holliday blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Holliday swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holliday misses with a body punch
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Bradley misses.
Holliday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holliday bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bradley! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holliday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holliday misses with a low kick as Bradley jumps back.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Holliday bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
Holliday just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Holliday's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
#R3##CL#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holliday closes the distance and pushes Bradley back into the cage.
Holliday misses with some punches.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Holliday.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holliday checks a low kick from Bradley.
Bradley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holliday defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holliday uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Bradley throws a jab when Holliday was well out of range.#T1#
Bradley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holliday looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holliday changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Holliday.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bradley checks a leg kick.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Bradley slips under a jab from Holliday.
Holliday throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A low kick from Bradley misses
and Holliday counters with a thumping low kick.
Bradley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holliday misses with a double jab.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Holliday bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Holliday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Holliday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harry Holliday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holliday finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holliday ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holliday thumps Bradley with a low kick.
Bradley swings for the body but Holliday moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradley as he connects with a hook.
Holliday tried to score with a low kick but Bradley checks it.
Holliday lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holliday wants to land a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
Bradley lands an overhand right.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holliday throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
A little jabbing left from Bradley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Bradley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holliday checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradley lands with a nice combination. Holliday backs away looking to recover.
Holliday swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bradley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A low kick from Holliday is predictable there
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo. #CUT2#
Harry Holliday's cut is getting worse.
Holliday misses with a low kick as Bradley jumps back.
Holliday throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bradley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley tries to land a front kick but Holliday steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Holliday counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Bradley - just one landing.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Holliday moved out of range nicely.
Holliday is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bradley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holliday ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.#T4#
Holliday works Bradley's body with a nice hook.
Holliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Holliday.
Holliday throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it.
Desmond Bradley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holliday looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
Holliday on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bradley lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holliday. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.#KD#
Holliday cracks Bradley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bradley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Holliday finish him? #ROC#
Bradley is rocked!
Holliday tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bradley is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley tries to bum rush Holliday with a series of wild strikes but Holliday uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holliday throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley throws out a counter right but Holliday avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bradley.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Desmond Bradley.
I've got Bradley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Desmond Bradley!
Post fight, an emotional Desmond Bradley said 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

Event: BFRC Weightweight Tourney 1
Date: Feb 11, 2017

#R1#
Bradley misses with the combination.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lombard blocks a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Lombard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bradley! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombard misses with a low kick.
Desmond Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Lombard was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bradley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lombard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bradley lands with a nice combination. Lombard backs away looking to recover.#CUT2#
It looks like Hank Lombard has been cut.
Lombard misses with a straight right. #T1#
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombard sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Lombard gets a clinch. #TD#
Lombard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bradley is trying to keep an underhook but Lombard manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lombard wants to pass to mount but Bradley is defending the position.
Lombard is working hard here to advance position.
Lombard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bradley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bradley won't allow Lombard to pass to mount.
Lombard is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bradley reverses the position - he's now on top in Lombard's guard.
Bradley throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Bradley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bradley looking to sit in guard and control but Lombard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Bradley keeping full guard, as Lombard tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!#T3#
Lombard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lombard is pressing down on Bradley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bradley is holding on for now. #SUB#
Lombard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bradley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lombard wants to pass to mount but Bradley is defending the position.
Lombard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB#
Lombard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bradley sees it coming and defends easily.
Lombard is thwarting Bradley's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Bradley is trying to stand back up but Lombard is controlling him
Lombard is trying to control. Bradley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lombard is pressing down on Bradley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bradley is holding on for now.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Lombard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bradley sees it coming and defends easily.
Bradley trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Lombard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bradley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lombard wants to pass to mount but Bradley is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley keeping hold of Lombard's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bradley throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lombard needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Bradley throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombard tries to counter by clinching up but Bradley breaks away and moves out of range.
Lombard throws out a leg kick but Bradley moves out of range and Lombard only half commits.
Lombard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombard throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lombard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Bradley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lombard counters with a nice leg kick.
Bradley throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lombard is out of range and Bradley settles back down.
Lombard misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Bradley lands a jab.
Lombard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradley misses with a hook
and Lombard counters with a thumping low kick.
Bradley misses the jab.
Bradley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bradley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Bradley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Lombard.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bradley misses the jab.
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
Lombard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Lombard slips a straight right by Bradley.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradley.
Lombard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Bradley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard counters with a head kick. That will keep Bradley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lombard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lombard. That's going to slow Bradley down.
Lombard tries to land a front kick but Bradley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bradley.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombard sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Bradley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bradley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard misses with a low kick as Bradley jumps back.
A jab lands there for Lombard.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Bradley catches Lombard right on the button with a cross.
Bradley swinging wildly here.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
As Bradley backs away, Lombard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradley tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombard.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Lombard prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Bradley working hard to break the clinch.
Lombard is working for takedown but Bradley is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lombard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lombard keeps control of Bradley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lombard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradley or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombard tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley stops a takedown attempt from Lombard.
Lombard tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Lombard tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Lombard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lombard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards. #T1#
Lombard is leaning against Bradley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lombard throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradley.
Good body shot from Lombard.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lombard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lombard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradley tries to work over Lombard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Lombard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lombard goes for a takedown attempt but Bradley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Lombard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a leg kick. #CL#
Lombard clinches with his opponent.
Lombard is working Bradley over against the cage.
Lombard digs a right hand into Bradley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradley's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Lombard.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Lombard tries to score a body lock takedown but Bradley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T2#
Lombard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lombard lands a body punch.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Lombard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Lombard. #TD#
Lombard tightens his grip and picks Bradley up, before dumping him to the ground. Bradley manages to land in guard.
Hank Lombard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Lombard trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Lombard looking to pass the guard.
Lombard pushes down on Bradley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lombard stalling away here and it's allowed Bradley to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T3#
Lombard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bradley is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bradley is trying to get back to half guard.
Bradley has one of Lombard's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
You can see the frustration on Bradley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bradley is letting Lombard control him for a moment.
Lombard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Lombard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bradley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bradley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lombard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bradley is being controlled here. #SUB#
Lombard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lombard swings around for an armbar but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lombard's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU2#
Bradley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lombard slips a straight right by Bradley.
Lombard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bradley avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Lombard clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Lombard needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bradley misses with an uppercut
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Lombard throwing a counter right hand but Bradley manages to avoid it.#T1#
Bradley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bradley throws a jab when Lombard was well out of range.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Lombard saw that one coming.
Lombard fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Lombard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lombard tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Bradley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley is looking for the big counter here.
Lombard blocks the body kick. #T2#
A big left from Lombard misses.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Lombard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lombard.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Lombard saw that one coming.
As Bradley backs away, Lombard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lombard lands a head kick. Bradley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombard manages to avoid it.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desmond Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T3#
Bradley misses with a low kick.#CL#
Lombard rushes Bradley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lombard misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lombard.
Bradley misses with a body punch #CL#
and Lombard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lombard.
Bradley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Lombard.
Lombard has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley. #TD#
Lombard has clasped his hands together around Bradley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Bradley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lombard slows the pace down. #T4#
Lombard prevents Bradley from escaping the position.#SUB#
Lombard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bradley is trying to get back to half guard.
Lombard is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley is looking to regain half guard here but Lombard keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Lombard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bradley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hank Lombard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lombard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bradley.
Lombard moves in looking to clinch but Bradley pushes him off.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Bradley backs away, Lombard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lombard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bradley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T1#
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Lombard moved out of range nicely.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Lombard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bradley manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Lombard drives through and clinches with Bradley against the cage.
Lombard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lombard has Bradley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bradley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the cage.
Bradley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bradley is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
Lombard lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2##BC2#
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lombard checks a leg kick nicely.
Lombard slips under a jab from Bradley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bradley.
A leg kick checked by Bradley.
Bradley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lombard's calf.
Bradley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bradley throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lombard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombard manages to avoid it.
Lombard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T3#
A big right from Bradley misses.
Lombard tried to counter with a leg kick but Bradley avoided it.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a good low kick that Bradley was not able to check.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Bradley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lombard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lombard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Nice straight punches there by Lombard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lombard.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley tests Lombard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: BRFC 56
Date: Jan 07, 2017

#R1#
A low kick from Bradley misses
and Mahmoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Mahmoud misses
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mahmoud eats them both and turns towards Bradley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch
and Mahmoud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mahmoud under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud misses the body punch
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Mahmoud moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Mahmoud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahmoud misses with a kick to the body.
Mahmoud throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
Mahmoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Bradley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bradley moves out of range as Mahmoud throws a body kick.
Bradley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahmoud can pounce on him. #T2#
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Mahmoud saw that one coming.
Mahmoud darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Mahmoud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmoud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud tries to move into range but Bradley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Bradley.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Bradley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3#
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahmoud misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmoud has time to react.
Desmond Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
Bradley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mahmoud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Bradley is looking to land body kicks.#T4#
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmoud throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahmoud scores with a punch to the head.
Bradley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahmoud changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bradley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mahmoud had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mahmoud cracks Bradley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Mahmoud.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahmoud is looking to land body kicks.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bradley checks it well.
Bradley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Mahmoud looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot that sends Bradley's belly button to the back.
Bradley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mahmoud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahmoud fails with the takedown.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Mahmoud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mahmoud throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bradley counter with a right hand.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Mahmoud moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mahmoud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bradley looks to land a combination. Mahmoud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bradley cracks Mahmoud with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud misses with a looping right.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Mahmoud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mahmoud throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Mahmoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Mahmoud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bradley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bradley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley throws a hook but Mahmoud blocks it.
Mahmoud half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bradley with a hook.
Mahmoud looks for the body kick but Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley moves out of range as Mahmoud throws a body kick.
Bradley throws a counter combo.
Mahmoud misses with a body kick.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahmoud.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Mahmoud avoids nicely.
Mahmoud lands a leg kick that knocks Bradley off balance momentarily.
Mahmoud misses with a hook.
Mahmoud misses with a hook.#T2#
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley scores with a hook.
Bradley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Bradley misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Bradley throws a body kick that misses
and Mahmoud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud slips a straight right by Bradley.
Mahmoud swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.
Mahmoud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahmoud misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Bradley misses. #T3#
Mahmoud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bradley avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Mahmoud closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bradley quickly recovers to half guard.
Mahmoud drops an elbow to the side of Bradley's head.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mahmoud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bradley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bradley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mahmoud controlling the action here. #T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mahmoud drops an elbow to the side of Bradley's head.
Bradley is refusing to be controlled, as Mahmoud sits in half guard.
Mahmoud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mahmoud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mahmoud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mahmoud seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've been hearing good reports from Mahmoud's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mahmoud is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mahmoud sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bradley defending well though.
Mahmoud winds up and cracks Bradley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud blocks the body kick.
Mahmoud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Mahmoud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mahmoud swinging wildly here.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Mahmoud moves out of range easily. #CL#
Mahmoud moves into the clinch.
Mahmoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Mahmoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud lands a right hand.
Bradley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mahmoud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Bradley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mahmoud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahmoud defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud 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.
Mahmoud misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bradley as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Bradley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahmoud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bradley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Bradley.#T2#
Bradley lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Mahmoud misses.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud wants to clinch.
Bradley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.#TD#
Mahmoud scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES2#
Bradley sneaks out the side door and pushes Mahmoud away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmoud shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradley defends it nicely.#T3#
Mahmoud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahmoud shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sameh Mahmoud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahmoud circles away quickly and effectively.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bradley.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Mahmoud with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahmoud 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 Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Nice cross by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bradley.
Mahmoud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Mahmoud misses.
Bradley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mahmoud is able to avoid easily.
Mahmoud appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bradley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Bradley tests Mahmoud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Mahmoud moves out of range easily.
Bradley misses the body punch
and Mahmoud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Mahmoud dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud looks for a takedown but Bradley sprawls well.
Bradley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mahmoud with a body shot.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.#T1#
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahmoud misses with a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Mahmoud half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the body kick.
Mahmoud throws out a leg kick but Bradley moves out of range and Mahmoud only half commits.
Mahmoud looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocks a jab.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Bradley misses with a hook.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
Mahmoud looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Bradley is looking for the big counter here.
Mahmoud cracks Bradley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Mahmoud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Mahmoud avoids nicely.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahmoud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradley doesn't seem bothered though.
Bradley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mahmoud tries to counter with a takedown but Bradley is quick to defend against it.
Bradley drops his hands momentarily and Mahmoud takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mahmoud walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T3#
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Mahmoud moves away and avoids it.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahmoud misses its target.
A jab from Mahmoud misses.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Bradley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Mahmoud moves out of range. #TD#
Mahmoud closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bradley's guard.
Bradley working a defensive guard here.
Sameh Mahmoud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahmoud throwing strikes but missing.
Mahmoud 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. #T4#
Mahmoud is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bradley controls Mahmoud momentarily but Mahmoud frees himself.
Mahmoud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mahmoud throwing strikes but missing.
Bradley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mahmoud stopping the sweep attempt from Bradley.
Mahmoud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mahmoud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mahmoud throws a big elbow that misses.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Mahmoud from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahmoud throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Bradley slips under a jab.
Mahmoud closes the distance and clinches up with Bradley, looking for a takedown. Mahmoud pushes Bradley against the cage but Bradley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Bradley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mahmoud blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Mahmoud drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bradley sprawls and moves away.
Mahmoud throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahmoud checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahmoud needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley misses with a combination
and Mahmoud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley looks to land a combination. Mahmoud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahmoud. #TD#
Mahmoud feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud stops Bradley from standing up.
Mahmoud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Mahmoud throwing strikes from guard but Bradley blocks nicely.
Mahmoud scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mahmoud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mahmoud engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mahmoud working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mahmoud with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mahmoud trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahmoud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Bradley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bradley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mahmoud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mahmoud with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahmoud.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T3#
Bradley throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Bradley tests Mahmoud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahmoud digs a good body shot into Bradley's ribs.
Sameh Mahmoud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley throws a series of strikes that have Mahmoud backpedaling.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahmoud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
Bradley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley throws a leg kick #TD#
and Mahmoud counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES2#
Bradley manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmoud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Desmond Bradley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bradley throws a jab when Mahmoud was well out of range.
It looked like Mahmoud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bradley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mahmoud throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Bradley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bradley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Desmond Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahmoud tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
A head kick by Bradley misses
and Mahmoud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahmoud.
Mahmoud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bradley stuffs the takedown.
Bradley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Desmond Bradley.
I've got Bradley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bradley!
Desmond Bradley is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Desmond Bradley took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

Event: BRFC 55
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1#
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown digs a good hook to Bradley's body.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley takes one to the chin there.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Bradley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bradley scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradley circles away quickly and effectively.
Bradley throws a counter combo.
Bradley cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bradley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bradley jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown has been working on his balance at Samran Muay Thai, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bradley.
Bradley throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot. #T1#
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a double jab. #TD#
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown is stalling here. Bradley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brown seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bradley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bradley working away.
Bradley wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Bradley tries to stand but Brown is controlling his head. #T2#
The referee asks Bradley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bradley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bradley tries to stand but Brown is controlling his head.
Bradley trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Bradley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bradley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Bradley trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Bradley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T3#
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bradley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bradley wants to stand up but Brown has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Bradley lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Tyson Brown has been cut.
Tyson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley slips a jab from Brown.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Brown slips a jab from Bradley.
Brown is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bradley is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Brown is looking to chop away at Bradley's legs.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
Bradley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Brown goes for a double leg but Bradley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Bradley continues to drive forward.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Desmond Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Brown takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Bradley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bradley moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown misses the body punch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Bradley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bradley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Bradley stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Bradley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the ropes.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Bradley misses with a body kick. #TD#
Brown shoots in and bounces Bradley off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass. #T3#
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyson Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown passes Bradley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bradley is trying to stand.
Bradley is doing well to control the position and prevent Brown from advancing to side control.
Bradley is trying to get back to full guard.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bradley is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Bradley looks like he's trying to stand up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown slips a jab from Bradley.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Brown moves out of range as Bradley throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Bradley throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bradley did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Bradley tries to kick Brown off in order to stand up. Brown Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bradley seems a little lost for a moment, as Brown dominates the positioning.
Bradley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bradley looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T1#
Bradley keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown prevents Bradley from getting back to his feet.
Brown is standing up over Bradley. Bradley looks to escape but Brown dives into side control.
Bradley is not content to let Brown control the position. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown tries to move to mount but Bradley blocks the move with his legs.
Bradley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bradley is trying to get back to full guard.#T3##SUB#
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bradley defends it well.
Brown passes to full mount!
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Bradley is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Brown is really struggling to control Bradley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bradley is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown tries to control but Bradley wriggling away.
Bradley wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Desmond Bradley!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Desmond Bradley!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Desmond Bradley!

Desmond Bradley wins by unanimous decision!
Desmond Bradley made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

Event: G 43 KOIZUMI vs DENIS
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barrera's hands.
Barrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barrera slips under a jab from Bradley.
Barrera digs a good body shot into Bradley's ribs.
We've been informed that Barrera has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barrera misses with a low kick as Bradley jumps back.
Bradley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Barrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bradley under the eye.
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!
Barrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradley.
Bradley stuns Barrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barrera.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Barrera saw that one coming.
Barrera slips under a jab.
Barrera throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it.
Barrera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Bradley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bradley scores with a one two! Barrera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Bradley cracks Barrera with a good jab.
Bradley loads up on a big right hand but Barrera slips the punch.#T2#
Barrera connects with the punch.
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!
Barrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bradley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Barrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bradley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barrera.
Barrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bradley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bradley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bradley duly obliges.
Bradley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley misses with a head kick. #T3#
Barrera digs a good body shot into Bradley's ribs.
Bradley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bradley misses with a hook. Barrera ducked under it nicely.
Barrera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barrera looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Barrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley thuds a left hand into Barrera's body.
Bradley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barrera finds it's way round the side to connect with Bradley's head.
Bradley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Bradley swings for the body but Barrera moves out of range.
Barrera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Desmond Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrera defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Barrera misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bradley.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Barrera ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Bradley misses
and Barrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barrera, right into the meat.
Barrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Barrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Bradley tries a low kick but Barrera avoids it.
Barrera throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrera counters with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradley.
Barrera checks a low kick from Bradley.
Barrera scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradley should have avoided that one.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
Bradley lands with an uppercut that bounces Barrera off the cage and back into range.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrera throws out a counter right but Bradley avoids it with no problem.
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley cracks Barrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bradley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barrera in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bradley thuds a left hand into Barrera's body.#T1#
Barrera slips under a jab from Bradley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrera. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley slips a jab from Barrera.
Bradley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrera throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bradley counter with a right hand.
Barrera connects with a right hand. Bradley shakes it off.
Barrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick from Barrera misses.
Barrera works the jab nicely.
Barrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T2#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barrera, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Bradley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrera tries to counter with a clinch but Bradley shakes him off and moves away.
Bradley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley works the jab nicely.
Barrera throws a good cross that connects. #ROC2#
Bradley is rocked!
A good leg kick by Barrera.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barrera swinging wildly here.
Bradley seems to have got his legs back now.
Barrera misses with a hook
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Barrera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desmond Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Barrera tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Barrera avoids nicely.
Barrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrera scores with a kick to the body.
Barrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle, before Barrera throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Bradley's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Barrera lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mario Barrera!
Desmond Bradley spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.

Event: G #39 Westlund vs Alderich
Date: Sep 17, 2016

#R1#
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marv Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller cracks Bradley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller works the jab nicely.#TD2#
Miller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bradley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bradley wants to stand and escape but Miller is having none of it.
Miller wants to control from the top but Bradley keeps moving.
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bradley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradley tries to get out of the position.
Miller is in close to Bradley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradley has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Bradley keeps moving.
Bradley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miller stops Bradley from standing up.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
Miller prevents Bradley from getting back to his feet.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard. #ES#
Bradley kicks Miller off and gets to his feet.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bradley scores with a nice strike.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it.
Miller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T2#
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller walks into a jab.
Bradley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Bradley slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bradley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Desmond Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Bradley's head coaches at Wreckshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bradley tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Desmond Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marv Miller.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Bradley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bradley counters with a left to the body.
Bradley slips under a jab from Miller.#TD2#
Miller gets the takedown into side control.
Miller throws an elbow but Bradley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Miller lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bradley can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller landing strikes.
Miller tries to score with some ground and pound. Bradley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T4#
Bradley is trying to get back to half guard.
Miller prevents Bradley from escaping the position.
Bradley struggling a bit here.
Miller trying to control the action but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Miller cracks Bradley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
What's Bradley going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Miller grinds an elbow into Bradley's temple.
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 Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Miller misses with a looping left.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley slips a jab from Miller.
Bradley slips a jab from Miller.
Bradley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller takes one to the chin there.#TD2#
Miller feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#ES#
Bradley pushes Miller off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bradley clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Desmond Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Miller misses with a body shot.
Bradley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Bradley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Bradley to acknowledge the strikes.
Bradley blocks a jab.
Bradley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T2#
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
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!
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bradley enables Miller to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bradley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Bradley pushes Miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bradley connects with a single shot there.
Bradley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Bradley.#T3#
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it.
Miller with a jab.
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.
Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bradley misses with the combination.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bradley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Bradley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradley. Bradley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T4#
A nice combination there by Bradley. #ROC#
Miller is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller slips a jab from Bradley.
Miller takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bradley misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley throws a lazy head kick
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley slips a straight right by Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bradley slips a straight right by Miller.
Bradley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bradley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bradley dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley counters with a left to the body.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradley misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley lands a head shot.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Bradley moves away from the strike by Miller.
Bradley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Miller throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.#T1#
Miller swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and Bradley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Miller! Bradley lets Miller back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bradley.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Good shot there by Bradley.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Bradley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#ES#
Bradley pushes Miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Marv Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bradley throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller avoids the head kick by Bradley.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Bradley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller lands with a right hand.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bradley thuds his shin into the meat of Miller's side.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bradley under the eye.
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bradley lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Bradley lands with a cross.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bradley scores with a nice right hand.
Jab by Miller.
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bradley defends well and Miller ends up having to push Bradley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T3#
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Bradley gets in close and tags Miller with a short punch that almost sends Miller to the mat! Oh Miller is in big trouble! He turns his back on Bradley, trying to create some distance but Bradley rushes him, striking wildly and Miller goes down! The referee tackles Bradley into the cage to end the fight! Bradley is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Bradley!
In his post fight interview, Desmond Bradley gave a big smile as he said 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

Event: G #32 BOAGRIUS vs SISSYPANTS
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1#
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Boyka digs a good hook to Bradley's body.
Boyka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boyka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boyka ducks right into an uppercut from Bradley.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Boyka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bradley throws a right hand that misses
and Boyka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Bradley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boyka's head backwards.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
Bradley tried to counter with a leg kick but Boyka avoided it.
Boyka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyka misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boyka tries a low kick but Bradley avoids it.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Bradley.
Bradley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boyka wants to clinch
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
Bradley clobbers Boyka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Bradley has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice defenses there by Boyka.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Boyka tries for a takedown but Bradley circles away easily
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
Boyka takes one to the chin there.
Bradley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Boyka saw that one coming.
Bradley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bradley scores with a jab.
Boyka is looking to slow Bradley down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Boyka instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Boyka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boyka misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyka.
Boyka misses with a knee strike. #T3#
Bradley struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyka controls his hands.
A short left from Bradley.
Bradley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boyka digs a right hand underneath Bradley's ribcage. Bradley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Boyka has him pressed against the cage.
Boyka misses with the head strike.
Boyka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boyka scores with a shot to the side of Bradley's head.
A head punch on the inside from Bradley fails to land.
Boyka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boyka has Bradley pressed against the cage, preventing Bradley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boyka working aggressively here.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Boyka fails to land. #T4#
Bradley can't break the clinch.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Bradley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyka blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Boyka's head. #BC#
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyka.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
It looked like Bradley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Boyka moves out of range.
A left lands for Boyka.
Bradley jabs at Boyka's body.
Boyka moves forwards but Bradley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley scores with a hook.
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 Desmond 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.
#R2#
Boyka moves away from the strike by Bradley. #CL2#
Boyka darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
Boyka missing with knees to the body.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyka has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Bradley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka. #TD#
Bradley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Boyka has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley is controlling the pace.
Bradley thows a huge punch but Boyka dodges it nicely. #T1#
Boyka is looking for a sweep. Bradley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bradley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bradley wants to take a breather but Boyka is having none of it.
Boyka wants to get back to full guard.
Bradley is just content to waste time from the top position. Boyka takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bradley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boyka holds on and takes a little breather.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boyka can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bradley sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Boyka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boyka.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Boyka in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Boyka is leaning against Bradley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boyka keeps control of Bradley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyka tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley blocking some punches. #BC#
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyka. #T3#
Bradley lands with a right hand.
Boyka 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.
Bradley throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boyka lands a slapping body shot. #CL2#
Boyka forces Bradley back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#
It looks like Desmond Bradley has been cut.
Bradley slows down the pace here.
Bradley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bradley misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
A shot in the inside from Boyka. #ROC2#
Bradley is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boyka lands a left hand.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boyka connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyka creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bradley with a big uppercut! Bradley tries to clinch up but Boyka pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bradley to the mat! Bradley covers up and Boyka unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yuri Boyka!
A victorious Yuri Boyka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Desmond Bradley was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.

Event: G #24 BLAKE vs NICU 2
Date: Jun 18, 2016

#R1#
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bradley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGuire lands with a hook. Bradley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire misses the body punch
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Bradley lunges at McGuire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuire's hand.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Bradley off balance momentarily.
Bradley tests McGuire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Bradley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Bradley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
McGuire misses with a looping right.
Bradley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Bradley throws out a powerful jab.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Bradley throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley blocks a head kick by McGuire.
McGuire feints and then cracks Bradley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradley down.
Bradley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire throws a quick counter head kick but Bradley was just out of range.
McGuire catches Bradley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradley's head backwards.
Bradley throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T2#
McGuire throws a lazy head kick
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Bradley throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
McGuire has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McGuire does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McGuire tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
McGuire swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire 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 Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bradley catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bradley is out of range and McGuire settles back down. #T3#
McGuire looks to throw a body kick
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley lands with a nice body punch.
McGuire lands the left hand.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Bradley checks it
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Bradley checks it.
Bradley throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
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!
A big right from McGuire misses.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire is looking to counter punch.
McGuire throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bradley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bradley takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
Bradley moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Bradley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Bradley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuire tried to counter with a leg kick but Bradley avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
McGuire has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for McGuire.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
Bradley looks winded!
Bradley misses with a punch to the body.
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 Michael McGuire will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
McGuire lands a nice shot that snaps Bradley's head back.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
It seemed like Bradley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGuire.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
Bradley misses the jab.
Bradley connects with a jab.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bradley counter with a right hand.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.#T1#
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bradley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bradley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bradley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bradley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bradley's head.
McGuire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuire thinking.
Michael McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Bradley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuire moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Bradley didn't see that one coming.
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!
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
McGuire went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T2#
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bradley blocks a head kick by McGuire.
Bradley lands a head shot.
McGuire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bradley's hands.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Michael McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire closes the distance but Bradley moves to the side
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuire thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Bradley misses the target.
McGuire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
McGuire shoots for a takedown but Bradley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGuire looks to throw a body kick
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley jabs McGuire right on the nose. McGuire blinks but takes it well.
Bradley pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
McGuire's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bradley just manages to avoid it.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire jabs Bradley right on the nose. Bradley blinks but takes it well.
Bradley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bradley checks a leg kick.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
McGuire shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradley sprawls well. He's pushed McGuire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4#
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
letting Bradley counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley misses with a body shot.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Bradley cracks McGuire with a good jab.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches up with Bradley, looking for a takedown. McGuire pushes Bradley against the cage but Bradley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bradley connects with a body shot.
McGuire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire slips under a jab from Bradley.
Bradley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
McGuire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuire thinking.
Bradley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuire throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bradley avoids it.
McGuire tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire slips under a jab from Bradley.
McGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGuire slips a jab from Bradley.
McGuire misses with a body shot. #T1#
Bradley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab by McGuire.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
McGuire staying out of range there.
Bradley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bradley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire throws a combination that misses
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of McGuire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire misses the jab.
A low kick from McGuire misses
and Bradley counters with a one-two to the body.
McGuire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bradley misses the jab.
Bradley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGuire scores with a jab. Bradley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley cracks McGuire with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
A head kick by McGuire misses
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradley's head backwards.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Bradley misses.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Bradley's knee but Bradley avoids it well.
McGuire defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Bradley misses.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
McGuire stuns Bradley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
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!
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Bradley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bradley. That did some damage!
A big left from McGuire misses.
Bradley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuire scores with a jab.
McGuire misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Bradley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Bradley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire lands a head kick. Bradley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bradley. That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Desmond Bradley.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bradley!
Post fight, Desmond Bradley took to the microphone: 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

Event: VCL Fight Night: 35
Date: May 08, 2016

#R1#
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Koscielski saw that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Koscielski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Koscielski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koscielski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bradley.
Koscielski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sloppy strikes from Koscielski. Those never looked like landing.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Koscielski to counter with a crisp jab.
Koscielski throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
and Koscielski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bradley walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Koscielski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koscielski digs a good hook to Bradley's body. #T1#
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Koscielski moved out of range.
Koscielski stuns Bradley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bradley cracks Koscielski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bradley misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Koscielski counters with a shoot takedown. Bradley fights it but they end up in guard.
Koscielski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koscielski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koscielski is working Bradley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koscielski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koscielski controlling from the top position.
Bradley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koscielski is one step ahead there. #T2#
Koscielski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koscielski landing with the ground and pound.
Koscielski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koscielski distracts Bradley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bradley being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Koscielski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Koscielski 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.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Koscielski is out of range.
Koscielski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#TD#
Koscielski shoots in and bounces Bradley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Koscielski drops back looking for a leg! Bradley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bradley manages to kick Koscielski off! Koscielski jumps back into Bradley's guard.
Koscielski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bradley looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koscielski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Koscielski passes Bradley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoni Koscielski dominated that round.
That's time! Koscielski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Bradley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koscielski on the side of the head.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Koscielski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Bradley. #TD#
Koscielski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Koscielski controlling the position.
Bradley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is looking to reverse the position.
Koscielski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T1#
Bradley tries to escape but Koscielski is in control.
Koscielski taking a breather here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bradley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bradley is trying to control Koscielski's posture but Koscielski avoids it.
Koscielski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Koscielski working the ground and pound.
Koscielski tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Koscielski lands some shots froms side control.#T2#
Koscielski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koscielski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee asks Koscielski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Koscielski prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bradley taking a bit of punishment here - Koscielski scoring with strikes.
Koscielski staying calm.
Koscielski advances to mount.
Koscielski controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
Koscielski unloading with bombs!#ES2#
Bradley bucks Koscielski off and manages to get back to his feet!
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Koscielski ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Koscielski misses the target.
Koscielski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koscielski lands a nice shot that snaps Bradley's head back.
Koscielski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Koscielski has his takedown stuffed
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Koscielski with a jab.
Koscielski misses the shot to the body.
Antoni Koscielski is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
A swing and a miss from Koscielski.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koscielski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Koscielski.
Koscielski throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Koscielski moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Bradley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bradley swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Koscielski counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Koscielski.
Koscielski attempts a counter takedown but Bradley avoids it well and moves away.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Antoni Koscielski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Koscielski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Bradley stuffs the takedown attempt from Koscielski. Koscielski gets slowly back to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Bradley misses.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koscielski misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Koscielski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koscielski throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
It seemed like Bradley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koscielski walks into a straight right hand from Bradley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koscielski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koscielski lands the left hand.
Koscielski takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Bradley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Bradley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koscielski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Koscielski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koscielski.
Koscielski tries to counter with a takedown but Bradley is quick to defend against it.
Koscielski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Koscielski lands a head shot.#TD#
Koscielski shoots in and gets a takedown into Bradley's guard.
Koscielski postures up and lands a big shot to Bradley's brow.
Bradley being controlled here, momentarily.
Koscielski stops Bradley from standing up. #T2#
Koscielski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Koscielski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bradley's head.
Koscielski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koscielski advances position into side control!#T3#
Bradley struggling a bit here.
Koscielski cracks Bradley with a big elbow.
Bradley is letting Koscielski control him for a moment.
The strikes coming from Koscielski are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB#
Koscielski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bradley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Koscielski tries for a kimura but Bradley is defending well.
Koscielski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradley can do to turn this around?#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bradley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Desmond Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antoni Koscielski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bradley throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
A lull in the action here.
Koscielski scoring with punches from side control. #SUB#
Koscielski tries for a kimura but Bradley is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koscielski remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Koscielski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koscielski, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Koscielski!
After winning the bout, Antoni Koscielski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Desmond Bradley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.

Event: VCL Fight Night: 32
Date: Apr 17, 2016

#R1#
Daniel throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Daniel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel lands with a hook. Bradley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Daniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Daniel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradley.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley lands a jab to the nose.
Bradley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daniel lands a nice looking body shot.
Bradley connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniel misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Daniel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Daniel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bradley lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Daniel goes down and covers up as Bradley starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Bradley!
Desmond Bradley took some time post fight to say the following; 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

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