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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 890 p4p, 1499 weight class) and Loratcho Bradock (ranked 118 p4p, 207 weight class). Bradock has chosen KEVIN O CHRIS - PITBULLZADO as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loratcho Bradock!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradock tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Bradock.
Faulk tries to clinch there but Bradock circles away.
Bradock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Faulk staying out of range there.
Bradock tries to clinch there but Faulk circles away.
Faulk is looking to score with low kicks.
Loratcho Bradock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradock misses the jab.
Bradock throws a head kick that misses.
Bradock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Faulk on the side of the head.
Faulk takes the fight into the clinch.
Faulk lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Faulk scores with a shot to the side of Bradock's head.
Faulk lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bradock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faulk's brow.
Bradock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bradock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bradock misses with an elbow over the top.
Bradock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faulk.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bradock.
Bradock is stalling here.
Bradock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faulk is trying to push Bradock away but Bradock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradock wants to stall.
Bradock tries a knee to the head but Faulk blocks it.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Faulk.
Faulk blocks an elbow strike from Bradock.
Bradock landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
Faulk blocks the elbow strike.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faulk tries to break free but Bradock pushes him back against the cage.
Faulk avoiding damage as Bradock throws knees to the body.
Bradock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faulk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faulk blocks an elbow strike.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Faulk in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradock lands a right hand.
A short left from Faulk.
Faulk avoiding damage as Bradock throws knees to the body.
Bradock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faulk stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faulk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faulk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Faulk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Faulk wants to break free but Bradock has control.
Bradock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bradock stalling in the clinch but Faulk improves position.
Bradock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faulk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faulk is struggling to control the position.
Bradock lands an elbow inside that Faulk shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Faulk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Faulk works on Bradock's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk managing to block the knees to the body from Bradock.
Bradock lands with a light punch inside.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Bradock digs a good body shot into Faulk's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faulk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradock.
A little feinted left hand from Faulk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bradock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Faulk clinches with his opponent.
Faulk can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bradock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bradock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
Faulk is rocked!
Bradock has Faulk pressed against the cage, preventing Faulk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faulk lands a nice uppercut.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loratcho Bradock 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.
Faulk lands a jab-cross combination.
Bradock throws the kick towards the body but Faulk avoids it.
Bradock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faulk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradock.
Bradock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kevin Faulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradock misses with a straight left.
Faulk avoids the head kick by Bradock.
Loratcho Bradock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bradock avoids the head kick by Faulk.
Faulk misses with a head kick.
Faulk walks into a straight right hand 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradock. Faulk does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk closes the distance and clinches.
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
Faulk misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Faulk.
A short right from Bradock on the inside.
Bradock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faulk's defenses.
Bradock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faulk.
Faulk just leaning against Bradock, taking a breather.
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faulk blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Faulk.
Bradock lands a nice elbow.
Faulk has a couple of punches blocked by Bradock.
Faulk misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Faulk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Faulk is trying to break free.
Faulk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Faulk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradock misses with an elbow strike.
Bradock lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kevin Faulk has been cut.
Faulk lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faulk avoids it.
Bradock misses with an elbow over the top.
Faulk tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Faulk.
Faulk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bradock is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faulk.
Faulk is stalling here.
Bradock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
Faulk blocks an elbow strike.
Faulk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faulk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradock lands a high kick!
Faulk moves out of range as Bradock throws a body kick.
Bradock throws a nice looking combination but Faulk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faulk is looking for a counter combo.
Faulk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faulk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faulk pushes Bradock up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faulk as Bradock tries to tie him up.
Faulk works on Bradock's body with a couple of short punches.
Bradock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faulk effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faulk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Faulk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faulk tries to clinch there but Bradock circles away.
Bradock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bradock throws a body kick that misses.
Faulk throws a nice looking combination but Bradock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Loratcho Bradock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Faulk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Faulk looks to land a right hand but Bradock moved out of range.
Bradock throws a hook but Faulk blocks it.
Bradock thuds his right hand into Faulk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bradock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bradock punishes Faulk's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradock misses with a wild body shot.
Bradock misses the shot to the body.
Bradock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faulk thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Bradock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Bradock. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock keeps the fight on the outside.
Faulk misses with a head kick.
Bradock swings for the body but Faulk moves out of range.
Bradock is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Faulk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradock takes a swing at Faulk's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock looks to land a right hand but Faulk moved out of range.
Bradock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faulk ducks under a wild hook from Bradock.
Faulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradock.
Bradock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faulk counters with a left and a right that stings Bradock.
Bradock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faulk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faulk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faulk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Faulk pushes Bradock up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Bradock.
Bradock pushes off an throws an elbow but Faulk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Faulk.
Bradock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but Faulk blocks with his arms.
Faulk blocks the elbow strike.
Bradock taking a breather.
Loratcho Bradock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradock is trying to stall.
Faulk lands a shot to the body.
Faulk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faulk stalling against the cage.
Faulk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faulk lands a nice uppercut.
Bradock is looking to control Faulk's arms but Faulk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradock has his back to the cage.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
Faulk misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
A short right from Faulk on the inside.
Faulk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradock misses with a hook
and Faulk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Faulk gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradock.
Bradock being controlled against the cage.
Faulk slowing the pace effectively.
Bradock takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Loratcho Bradock has been cut.
Faulk lands an uppercut.
Faulk avoiding damage as Bradock throws knees to the body.
Bradock trying to land knees to the body.
Bradock letting Faulk take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock is rocked!
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!
Faulk tries to stall but Bradock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faulk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faulk effectively controlling the action here.
Faulk breaks from the clinch.
Faulk tries to clinch there but Bradock circles away.
Faulk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kevin Faulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradock misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bradock.
Loratcho Bradock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bradock swats away the attempt to clinch by Faulk.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Faulk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bradock 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loratcho Bradock!
Loratcho Bradock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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