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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 737 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 119 p4p, 152 weight class). Bradley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sudbury Saturday Night. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayato Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley jabs Sakuraba right on the nose. Sakuraba blinks but takes it well.
Bradley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Bradley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakuraba doesn't seem phased though.
Sakuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradley with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradley.
Bradley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decent striking displayed by Bradley there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley scoring well with a low kick there.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Sakuraba moved out of range.
Sakuraba feints the counter takedown.
Bradley throws a shot to the body.
Bradley wants to land a leg kick but Sakuraba is out of range.
Sakuraba is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Sakuraba moved out of range.
Sakuraba shoots in but Bradley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Bradley misses with a low kick.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
And Sakuraba tries to counter it with a takedown but Bradley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bradley thuds a left hand into Sakuraba's body.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley scores with a nice head shot.
Sakuraba staying out of range there.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bradley connects with a leg kick.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Sakuraba drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bradley defends it well.
Bradley misses with a kick to the body.
Sakuraba with the counter takedown but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradley.
We've been told by Bradley's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bradley connects with a leg kick.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bradley scoring well with a low kick there.
Bradley tries to score with a low kick but Sakuraba moves his leg out of the way.
Sakuraba misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Bradley dominated that round.
That's time! Bradley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakuraba walks into a jab.
Sakuraba doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
Bradley is looking to score with low kicks.
And Sakuraba tries to counter it with a takedown but Bradley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is looking to slow Sakuraba down with leg kicks.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Sakuraba is out of range.
Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Bradley misses.
Sakuraba instigates a clinch.
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakuraba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bradley to keep the fight standing.
Bradley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bradley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Bradley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Derrick Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Sakuraba.
Bradley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bradley pushes off an throws an elbow but Sakuraba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bradley.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba gets control of Bradley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sakuraba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley looking to pass the guard.
Bradley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bradley is aware though and is defending well.
Bradley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bradley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sakuraba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bradley defends it easily.
Bradley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bradley defends well.
Sakuraba looking for a guillotine here but Bradley defends easily.
Sakuraba being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Sakuraba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bradley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bradley defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Bradley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bradley finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
Derrick Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Bradley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sakuraba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown but Bradley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakuraba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown
and Bradley counters with a nice right hand that sends Sakuraba toppling to the canvas! Sakuraba scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bradley finish him?!
Sakuraba is rocked!
Derrick Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Sakuraba.
Bradley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradley.
Sakuraba seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakuraba drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bradley defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba goes for a double leg but Bradley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bradley continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheers as Bradley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakuraba doesn't seem phased though.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Derrick Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Bradley points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Sakuraba wakes up just in time to hear Bradley thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Bradley!
A victorious Derrick Bradley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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