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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Buckley (ranked 2072 p4p, 3516 weight class) and Loratcho Bradock (ranked 268 p4p, 430 weight class). Bradock has chosen KEVIN O CHRIS - PITBULLZADO as his entrance music. Joaquin Buckley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Buckley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loratcho Bradock!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bradock.
Bradock misses with a wild body shot.
Buckley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Buckley rushes Bradock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buckley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bradock is struggling to control the position.
Buckley can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock is trying to maintain a safe position but Buckley gets an underhook and turns Bradock into the cage.
Buckley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Buckley works on Bradock's body with a couple of short punches.
Bradock lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Joaquin Buckley has been cut.
Buckley dodges an elbow strike from Bradock.
Bradock tries a knee to the head but Buckley blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley manages to break the clinch.
Bradock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bradock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Buckley .
Buckley rushes Bradock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buckley misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bradock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Buckley lands an elbow that stopped Bradock in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Loratcho Bradock has been cut.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Buckley in his tracks for a moment.
Buckley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckley .
Buckley blocking some punches.
Bradock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Buckley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradock avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley working aggressively here.
Buckley tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradock pushes Buckley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradock misses with an elbow over the top.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley misses with an elbow strike.
Buckley misses with a punch on the inside.
Buckley can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock blocks an uppercut.
Buckley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buckley throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bradock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buckley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bradock can turn it around.
Buckley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bradock obliges.
Bradock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buckley misses with some punches.
Buckley lands an uppercut.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Buckley in his tracks for a moment.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradock wants to stall.
Buckley misses with a body punch.
Buckley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buckley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradock is looking to control Buckley 's arms but Buckley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradock has his back to the cage.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Bradock.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley slows down the pace here.
Bradock looking to slow down the pace here.
Buckley can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buckley lands a shoulder strike.
Buckley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradock avoids the elbow strike from Buckley , against the cage.
Bradock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buckley is keeping busy.
Bradock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.
Buckley taking a breather.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
Bradock dodges an elbow strike from Buckley .
Buckley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Bradock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bradock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Buckley lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loratcho Bradock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bradock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradock tries to keep at a distance but Buckley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buckley misses with an elbow strike.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
Bradock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradock.
Buckley blocks an elbow strike.
Buckley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buckley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bradock's brow.
Bradock scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Buckley .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bradock crunches a lovely knee into Buckley 's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Buckley in his tracks for a moment.
Bradock drops Buckley with a big knee straight up the middle! Buckley is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Buckley is rocked!
Joaquin Buckley 's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bradock does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradock as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Bradock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buckley doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Buckley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradock lands with a right hand.
Bradock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bradock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bradock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Bradock. Those never looked like landing.
Buckley seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Buckley tries to clinch up.
Buckley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bradock.
Loratcho Bradock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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 lands a head kick!
Buckley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bradock! But no joy.
Bradock throws a right hand that Buckley ducks under and follows up with a left that Buckley also avoids with ease.
Buckley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bradock sprawls and moves away.
Buckley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buckley clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradock as Buckley tries to tie him up.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckley .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bradock obliges.
Bradock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buckley lands with a light punch inside.
Buckley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bradock dodges an elbow strike from Buckley .
Bradock avoids a wild elbow strike from Buckley .
Bradock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckley .
Buckley swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradock lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradock blocks an elbow strike from Buckley .
Bradock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradock blocks an uppercut.
Bradock lands a nice elbow.
Buckley tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradock trying to stall but Buckley improves his position.
Buckley avoiding damage.
Bradock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Buckley misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradock.
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buckley looking to slow down the pace here.
Bradock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradock throws an elbow but misses.
Bradock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buckley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
Bradock blocking some punches.
Bradock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bradock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buckley blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckley takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckley blocks an elbow strike from Bradock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buckley trying to control the position but instead, Bradock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buckley into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loratcho Bradock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Buckley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Buckley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bradock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradock swats away the attempt to clinch by Buckley .
Nice straight punches there by Bradock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bradock.
Buckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bradock, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bradock.
Bradock looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bradock lands with a short shot to the head.
Bradock lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradock lands a damaging elbow.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Bradock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buckley up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Buckley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Bradock.
Bradock lands an elbow inside that Buckley shrugs off.
Buckley misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bradock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buckley as Bradock tries to tie him up.
Bradock stalling in the clinch.
Buckley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradock.
Bradock scores with a shot to the side of Buckley 's head.
Bradock lands a damaging elbow.
Buckley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buckley s head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckley .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buckley misses with a body punch.
Buckley tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckley cracks Bradock with a nice body shot.
Bradock tries a knee to the head but Buckley blocks it.
Bradock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joaquin Buckley 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bradock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but Buckley blocks with his arms.
Bradock is working for takedown but Buckley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buckley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Buckley can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock lands an elbow inside that Buckley shrugs off.
Bradock stalling in the clinch but Buckley improves position.
Buckley throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckley tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Buckley back against the cage.
Bradock avoids the elbow strike from Buckley , against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Buckley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradock throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Buckley .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bradock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradock.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Buckley .
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Buckley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buckley lands a nice uppercut.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Buckley .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Bradock, against the cage.
Bradock blocks an uppercut.
Buckley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joaquin Buckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loratcho Bradock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buckley throws an elbow that misses.
Buckley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loratcho Bradock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradock 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loratcho Bradock!
During a confident post fight interview, Loratcho Bradock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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