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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loratcho Bradock (ranked 747 p4p, 2606 weight class) and Ian Stronk (ranked 122 p4p, 347 weight class). Bradock comes to the cage accompanied by BRUNO MARTINI - LIVING ON THE OUTSIDE . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 17 - 9 - 1, 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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Stronk!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradock circles away.
Stronk tries to clinch but Bradock is having none of it.
Stronk misses with the combination.
Bradock misses with a hook. Stronk ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bradock.
Stronk moves into range and clinches up with Bradock.
A short right from Stronk on the inside.
Stronk avoiding damage as Bradock throws knees to the body.
Bradock stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bradock.
Stronk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stronk lands a left hand.
Bradock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradock working aggressively here.
Bradock lands an elbow inside that Stronk shrugs off.
It looks like Ian Stronk has been cut.
Bradock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stronk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stronk tries a body shot but Bradock blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bradock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bradock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stronk lands a right hand.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
Stronk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stronk scores with a shoulder strike.
Stronk tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Stronk back against the cage.
Bradock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stronk is defending well for now.
Bradock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Stronk.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but Stronk blocks with his arms.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bradock.
Stronk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stronk blocks an elbow strike.
Stronk misses with the head strike.
Bradock with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Stronk - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stronk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradock controls his hands.
Bradock takes a shot to the head.
Stronk tries a body shot but Bradock blocks it.
Bradock is looking to control Stronk's arms but Stronk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradock has his back to the cage.
Stronk managing to block the knees to the body from Bradock.
Stronk scores with a shoulder strike.
Stronk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stronk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stronk.
Bradock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stronk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Stronk as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradock.
Stronk blocks an uppercut.
Stronk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stronk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradock scores with a hook to the body.
Bradock misses with an elbow over the top.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradock tries a knee to the head but Stronk blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Stronk as the two fighters clinch.
Stronk stalling in the clinch.
Bradock missing with knees to the body.
Bradock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stronk blocks it with crossed arms.
Stronk lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock has Stronk pushed against the cage.
Bradock misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Stronk fails to land.
Bradock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradock blocking some punches.
Bradock misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stronk misses with a punch to the body.
Stronk scores with a shot to the side of Bradock's head.
Stronk is leaning against Bradock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bradock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bradock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradock blocks an uppercut.
Stronk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bradock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stronk can turn it around.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but Stronk blocks with his arms.
Stronk lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stronk avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stronk misses with the head strike.
Stronk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
Stronk looking to stall.
Stronk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bradock misses with an elbow strike.
Stronk lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock lands a good knee to the midsection. Stronk won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Stronk on the inside.
Bradock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stronk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stronk misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ian Stronk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ian Stronk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stronk moves into the clinch.
Stronk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bradock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bradock working aggressively here.
Bradock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stronk avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradock.
A nice left hand lands by Stronk.
Stronk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stronk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradock.
Stronk misses with some punches.
Stronk has a couple of punches blocked by Bradock.
Stronk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bradock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stronk's face.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
Stronk blocks a body shot from Bradock.
Stronk takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bradock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stronk's brow.
Bradock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stronk's face.
Bradock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stronk.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stronk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stronk takes an elbow to the temple.
Bradock lands a knee to the head.
Bradock blocking some punches.
Stronk takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Ian Stronk's cut even more.
A hook to the body from Stronk.
Stronk lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stronk lands a left hand.
Stronk breaks from the clinch.
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 throws a body punch but Stronk moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradock throws out a loose jab but Stronk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stronk.
Stronk tries to clinch but Bradock moves out of range.
Bradock looks to land a left hand but Stronk moved out of range nicely.
Stronk defending well as Bradock loads up on a big left hand.
Stronk throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradock misses with a body shot.
Bradock throws out a powerful jab.
Bradock keeps the fight on the outside.
Ian Stronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stronk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've been told by Bradock's head coaches at Bigfoot BJJ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stronk moves into the clinch.
Stronk gets through Bradock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stronk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bradock up against the cage.
Bradock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bradock scores with a shot to the side of Stronk's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stronk misses with some punches.
Bradock stalling the fight.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Stronk in his tracks for a moment.
Bradock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stronk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradock controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Bradock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stronk avoids it.
Bradock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
Bradock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stronk is defending well for now.
Bradock lands an uppercut.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stronk has a couple of punches blocked by Bradock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stronk throws a head punch that misses.
Bradock tries to land knees in the clinch but Stronk avoids the damage to the body.
Bradock crunches a lovely knee into Stronk's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stronk avoids it.
Stronk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stronk tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Stronk back against the cage.
Bradock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stronk's defenses.
Stronk managing to block the knees to the body from Bradock.
Bradock has Stronk pressed against the cage, preventing Stronk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bradock lands a hook that snaps the head of Stronk backwards.
Stronk tries to stall but Bradock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stronk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stronk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stronk backwards.
Stronk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loratcho Bradock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ian Stronk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Bradock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradock stalling the fight.
Stronk misses with some punches.
Bradock tries to land knees in the clinch but Stronk avoids the damage to the body.
Stronk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stronk breaks the clinch.
Bradock tries to close the distance and clinch but Stronk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stronk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bradock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stronk digs a good hook to Bradock's body.
Stronk is looking to clinch.
Stronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stronk is looking to clinch.
Loratcho Bradock is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradock tries to keep at a distance but Stronk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bradock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stronk managing to block the knees to the body from Bradock.
Stronk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock takes a shot to the head.
Stronk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stronk misses with the head strike.
Stronk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stronk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stronk blocks an elbow strike from Bradock.
Stronk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Stronk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stronk lands with a short shot to the head.
Stronk lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock with a knee to the head.
Bradock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradock tries to land knees in the clinch but Stronk avoids the damage to the body.
Stronk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradock pushes off an throws an elbow but Stronk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stronk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradock blocking some punches.
Bradock lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Stronk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradock has a couple of punches blocked by Stronk.
A left hand lands to the body for Stronk.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stronk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stronk avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradock.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bradock blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
Bradock trying to land knees to the body.
Stronk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradock controls his hands.
Stronk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stronk can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradock.
Stronk tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Stronk back against the cage.
Bradock blocking some punches.
Stronk lands a shoulder strike.
Bradock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Stronk.
Bradock missing with knees 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 misses with the head strike.
Stronk lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradock blocks an uppercut.
Bradock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stronk.
Bradock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stronk is defending well for now.
Bradock leaning against his opponent.
Stronk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stronk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Stronk.
Stronk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stronk misses with a punch to the body.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Stronk.
Stronk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradocks head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stronk misses with some punches.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Stronk.
Bradock is pushing Stronk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bradock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Stronk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stronk 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ian Stronk!
A less than humble Ian Stronk misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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