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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Sephiroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brackus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sephiroth's entrance music is Thunderstruck-ACDC. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Sephiroth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brackus Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley instigates a clinch.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Keith Sephiroth has been cut.
Sephiroth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sephiroth tries for a takedown but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brackus Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley drives through and clinches with Sephiroth against the cage.
Sephiroth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bradley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bradley keeps control of Sephiroth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sephiroth working hard to break the clinch.
Bradley digs a right hand into Sephiroth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sephiroth's gas tank.
Sephiroth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sephiroth misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a combination that misses
and Sephiroth counters with a left and a right that stings Bradley.
Bradley rushes Sephiroth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley wants a takedown but no success here.
Bradley drags the fight down to the ground.
Bradley is pulling down on Sephiroth's head. It's preventing any offense from Sephiroth, at least for the moment.
Bradley pushes Sephiroth off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bradley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sephiroth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bradley content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bradley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bradley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brackus Bradley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Sephiroth.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Sephiroth jumps guard but Bradley stands there with Sephiroth around his waist. Sephiroth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Sephiroth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sephiroth tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley prevents Sephiroth from breaking the clinch.
Bradley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sephiroth smiles and moves away.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sephiroth as he jumps to the side.
Sephiroth misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bradley.
Sephiroth is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sephiroth's efforts to push away.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sephiroth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sephiroth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sephiroth tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Sephiroth tries to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling the position.
Bradley successfully pulls guard.
Sephiroth trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Bradley pulls Sephiroth in close to prevent any damage.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sephiroth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brackus Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Sephiroth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradley forces Sephiroth back against the cage and clinches.
Sephiroth tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bradley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradley, not yet.
Sephiroth tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Sephiroth wants to stand but Bradley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sephiroth preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley trying to control the position here.
Bradley pushes Sephiroth off and gets back to his feet.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley misses with the combination.
Bradley rushes Sephiroth and presses him up against the cage.
Sephiroth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bradley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sephiroth is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Sephiroth is trying to break free.
Sephiroth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sephiroth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sephiroth circles away quickly and effectively.
Sephiroth leaves Bradley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Keith Sephiroth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brackus Bradley.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Bradley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sephiroth is fending him off so far but Bradley persists. Nope, Sephiroth circles away and we're back to standing.
Sephiroth clobbers Bradley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sephiroth clobbers Bradley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bradley drops his hands momentarily and Sephiroth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sephiroth.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bradley.
Sephiroth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sephiroth lands with a nice combination. Bradley backs away looking to recover.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Sephiroth counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley walks into a stiff left hand from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth stuns Bradley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bradley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sephiroth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bradley scrambles back to his feet.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown but Sephiroth shows good takedown defense.
Sephiroth scores with a shot to the body.
Sephiroth cracks Bradley with an open hand slap.
Sephiroth jabs at Bradley's body.
Bradley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sephiroth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sephiroth scores with a one two! Bradley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Keith Sephiroth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sephiroth punishes Bradley's body with a nice straight punch.
Sephiroth doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sephiroth misses with a two punch combination.
Sephiroth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bradley on the side of the head.
Sephiroth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sephiroth lands with a nice combination. Bradley backs away looking to recover.
Sephiroth throws a series of strikes that have Bradley backpedaling.
Bradley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sephiroth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sephiroth fails to pull guard.
Bradley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sephiroths head.
Bradley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sephiroth smiles and moves away.
Bradley clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keith Sephiroth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Sephiroth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sephiroth stuffs the takedown.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Sephiroth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sephiroth lands a jab-cross combination.
Sephiroth swinging wildly here.
Bradley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sephiroth counters with a stiff right hand.
Sephiroth throws a good cross that connects.
Sephiroth looks to land a combination. Bradley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sephiroth lands with a nice body punch.
Sephiroth has a takedown stuffed.
Sephiroth lands a jab to Bradley's midsection.
Sephiroth scores with a hook to the body. Bradley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bradley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sephiroth is fending him off so far but Bradley persists. Nope, Sephiroth circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley rushes Sephiroth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sephiroth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bradley smiles and moves away.
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
and Sephiroth counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bradley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sephiroth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sephiroth swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Bradley is looking to clinch but Sephiroth is avoiding it.
Bradley tries to clinch but Sephiroth moves out of range.
Sephiroth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sephiroth thuds a left hand into Bradley's body.
Sephiroth scores with a jab. Bradley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bradley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sephiroth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bradley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sephiroth scores with a jab to the body.
Sephiroth fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Sephiroth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sephiroth digs a good body shot into Bradley's ribs.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Sephiroth.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sephiroth wants to control but Bradley is keeping busy.
Sephiroth tries to kick Bradley off but Bradley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sephiroth actively working from the bottom here.
Bradley decides to return to a standing position.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sephiroth, as that shot connected.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bradley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bradley has a takedown stuffed.
Sephiroth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradley doesn't seem bothered though.
Sephiroth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sephiroth scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradley should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Sephiroth finds it's target.
Sephiroth's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sephiroth duly obliges.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sephiroth stalks Bradley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bradley's face. Bradley staggers backwards, shaken.
Sephiroth tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sephiroth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sephiroth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sephiroth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sephiroth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bradley takes the fight into the clinch.
Bradley tightens his grip and picks Sephiroth up, before dumping him to the ground. Sephiroth manages to land in guard.
Bradley trying to control but Sephiroth is working from the bottom.
Sephiroth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bradley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sephiroth is trying to keep Bradley in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keith Sephiroth.
I think Sephiroth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Keith Sephiroth!
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