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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loratcho Bradock (ranked 3288 p4p, 6112 weight class) and Jon Fairtex (ranked 411 p4p, 603 weight class). Bradock comes to the cage accompanied by KEVIN O CHRIS - PITBULLZADO . Jon Fairtex is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loratcho Bradock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fairtex looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bradock scores with a spinning back kick!
Bradock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fairtex throws out a loose jab but Bradock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradock checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradock misses the target.
Fairtex has managed to clinch.
Fairtex being controlled against the cage.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
A short body shot lands from Fairtex as the two fighters clinch.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a shot to the body.
Fairtex pushes Bradock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex is stalling here.
Bradock is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradock being controlled against the cage.
Fairtex lands a body punch.
Bradock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bradock throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks with his arms.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradock.
Bradock pushes off an throws an elbow but Fairtex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fairtex as the two fighters clinch.
Bradock missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fairtex blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradock.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex tries a body shot but Bradock blocks it.
Fairtex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Bradock.
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!
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fairtex cracks Bradock with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradock takes a shot to the head.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Bradock.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Fairtex in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Bradock.
Fairtex manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradock lands a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
The referee calls for Fairtex to work.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
Fairtex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex scores with a hook to the body.
Bradock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex lands with a right to the head.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairtex is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fairtex fails to land.
Fairtex lands a body shot.
Fairtex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fairtex displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bradock up against the cage.
Bradock blocks an elbow strike from Fairtex.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fairtex 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.
Fairtex moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairtex throws a looping overhand right but Bradock ducks down to avoid it.
Fairtex's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bradock under the eye.
Bradock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradock throws a hook to the side of Fairtex's head but Fairtex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradock slips under a jab from Fairtex.
As Fairtex tries to get set, Bradock tries to push him back and clinch up but Fairtex manages to avoid the attempt.
Loratcho Bradock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fairtex lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Bradock.
Bradock moves out of range of the leg kick from Fairtex.
Bradock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bradock tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Fairtex tenderised Bradock's leg. Bradock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fairtex connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradock looks to land a right hand but Fairtex moved out of range.
Bradock throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fairtex now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fairtex checks the leg kick.
Bradock 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.
Fairtex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fairtex throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradock thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fairtex feints and then cracks Bradock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradock down.
Bradock throws a sloppy head kick and Fairtex moves out of range easily.
Fairtex walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bradock.
Fairtex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bradock ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
Bradock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairtex throws an overhand right that lands on Bradock's shoulder, as Bradock tries to avoid the shot.
Bradock throws a quick counter head kick but Fairtex was just out of range.
Bradock misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Bradock.
A swing and a miss from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws the left hand but Bradock avoids the punch easily.
Fairtex scores with a jab to the head.
Bradock misses with a hook. Fairtex ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Bradock moved away.
Bradock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fairtex moves out of range of the body kick from Bradock.
Fairtex thinks about the counter body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Fairtex takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Bradock moved away.
Bradock throws an overhand right that lands on Fairtex's shoulder, as Fairtex tries to avoid the shot.
Fairtex looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fairtex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bradock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bradock is looking to land body kicks.
Bradock misses with a kick to the body.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fairtex clinches up against the cage.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Bradock 's eye.
Bradock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bradock throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bradock looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairtex lands a right hand.
Fairtex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradock is trying to maintain a safe position but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns Bradock into the cage.
Fairtex works on Bradock's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Fairtex.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fairtex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fairtex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bradock is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradock swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradock takes a shot to the head.
Fairtex scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Fairtex.
A short right from Fairtex.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fairtex.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Fairtex.
A shot in the inside from Fairtex.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fairtex misses with a double jab.
Bradock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fairtex.
Fairtex pushes Bradock away with a front kick.
Bradock lands with a kick to the temple. Fairtex shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fairtex misses the jab.
Fairtex throws a push kick but Bradock slaps the foot to one side.
Bradock misses with a low kick.
Fairtex cracks Bradock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fairtex pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bradock is out of range and Fairtex settles back down.
Fairtex throws a shot from downtown. Bradock moves away and avoids it.
Bradock tries to close the distance and clinch but Fairtex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock throws a head kick but Fairtex moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Fairtex.
Bradock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fairtex.
Fairtex lands with a nice body punch.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradock tries to bum rush Fairtex with a series of wild strikes but Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock throws a sloppy head kick and Fairtex moves out of range easily.
Fairtex thows a body kick. Bradock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fairtex throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fairtex.
Bradock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fairtex scoring well with a low kick there.
Fairtex checks a leg kick.
Fairtex forces Bradock back against the cage and clinches.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
Fairtex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fairtex scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradock throws an elbow but misses.
Bradock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradock blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Bradock, against the cage.
Fairtex digs a right hand into Bradock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradock's gas tank.
Bradock lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex blocking some punches.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Bradock throws an elbow that misses.
Bradock avoids the elbow strike from Fairtex, against the cage.
Bradock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
Fairtex lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradock avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Bradock throws a right and a left that Fairtex avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Fairtex.
A nice leg kick from Fairtex, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands with a good body shot.
Fairtex lands a really nice looking cross but Bradock seems unphased.
Fairtex motions for Bradock to come forward. Fairtex throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fairtex has managed to clinch.
Fairtex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fairtex lands with a short shot to the head.
Jon Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fairtex tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradock controls his hands.
Bradock throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Fairtex.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fairtex gets through Bradock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the cage.
Fairtex pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fairtex is working Bradock over against the cage.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex digs a right hand underneath Bradock's ribcage. Bradock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fairtex lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bradock wants to stall.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fairtex.
A short left from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries a body shot but Bradock blocks it.
Bradock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Loratcho Bradock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Fairtex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bradock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Fairtex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fairtex 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Fairtex!
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