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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Spencer (ranked 478 p4p, 186 weight class) and Derrick Bradley (ranked 56 p4p, 25 weight class). Bradley has chosen Sudbury Saturday Night as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Derrick Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spencer counters with a right hand to the body.
Bradley rushes Spencer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Bradley pushes Spencer up against the cage in a clinch.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch but Bradley keeps him there for the moment.
Spencer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spencer.
Bradley working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Spencer takes a shot to the head.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradley tries to clinch up but Spencer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradley wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Bradley looks to clinch
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradley pushes Spencer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spencer misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spencers head.
A head punch on the inside from Bradley fails to land.
Spencer has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Spencer.
Bradley scores with a shoulder strike.
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Bradley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Spencer back against the cage.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley tries to clinch up
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spencer counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley drives through and clinches with Spencer against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Spencer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spencer misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley.
A short left from Spencer.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer lands a shoulder strike.
Spencer pushes Bradley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bradley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bradley pushes Spencer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Spencer.
Bradley misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Bradley on the inside.
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Bradley lands with a light punch inside.
Spencer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spencer can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spencer tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bradley fails to land.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Spencer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer trying to stall but Bradley improves his position.
Spencer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bradley.
Bradley misses with some punches.
Bradley working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spencer misses with a body punch.
Spencer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Spencer blocking some punches.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley misses with the head strike.
Bradley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Spencer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bradley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spencers head.
Spencer taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spencer seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Bradley is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spencer.
Spencer takes a shot to the head.
Bradley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley is looking to clinch but Spencer is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spencer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spencer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bradley tries to clinch up
letting Spencer counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Bradley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spencer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Derrick Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bradley wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Nice body punch from Spencer.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Bradley pushes Spencer up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley working aggressively here.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradley working aggressively here.
Bradley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Spencer.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Bradley throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Spencer on the inside.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Bradley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spencer can't break the clinch.
Spencer stalling against the cage.
Spencer is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bradley misses with the head strike.
Derrick Bradley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spencer.
Bradley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spencer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bradley can turn it around.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spencer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bradley up against the cage.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bradley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Bradley.
Bradley scores with a shoulder strike.
Bradley working aggressively here.
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley throws a head punch that misses.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
Bradley is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley looks to clinch
and Spencer counters with a nice body shot.
We've been told by Spencer's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley moves into the clinch.
Spencer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Spencer misses with a body punch.
Bradley lands a nice uppercut.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Spencer.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley has closed the distance and engaged Spencer in a clinch.
Spencer misses with a body punch.
Bradley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer wants to break free but Bradley has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with the head strike.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Spencer's head.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer looking to stall.
Bradley throws a head punch that misses.
Bradley misses with a punch on the inside.
Spencer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spencer.
Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradley misses with some punches.
Bradley misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Spencer.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Bradley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bradley instigates a clinch.
Bradley misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer pushes Bradley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spencer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Spencer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spencer lands an uppercut.
Bradley working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bradley.
Spencer pushes Bradley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Spencer fails to land.
Bradley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spencer digs a right hand into Bradley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradley's gas tank.
Spencer can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Spencer gets through Bradley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bradley.
Spencer wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Spencer.
Bradley misses with the head strike.
Bradley throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spencer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spencer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Bradley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bradley closes the distance and pushes Spencer back into the cage.
Derrick Bradley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
Spencer wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradley won't allow it.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
Bradley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spencer counters with a thumping low kick.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Spencer.
Bradley rushes Spencer and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spencer stalling the fight.
Spencer tries to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling the position.
Spencer misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer lands a body punch.
Spencer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spencer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spencer misses with the head strike.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Spencer.
A short left from Spencer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Spencer misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Spencer fails to land.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spencer working aggressively here.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spencer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Spencer taking a breather.
James Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer just leaning against Bradley, taking a breather.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spencer's efforts to push away.
Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Spencer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spencer is trying to stall.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Spencer.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Spencer pushes Bradley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Spencer to work.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bradley tries to clinch up
and Spencer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradley moves to clinch but Spencer breaks away
and Spencer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spencer tries to keep at a distance but Bradley has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bradley 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Bradley!
After winning the bout, Derrick Bradley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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