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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucentus Darklance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradshaw comes to the ring accompanied by System of a Down- Mind. The key to victory for Robert Bradshaw has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucentus Darklance!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Bradshaw catches Darklance right on the button with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Bradshaw. No joy for Darklance on that attempt.
Darklance changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bradshaw tries to avoid it but Darklance manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bradshaw to the ground. Bradshaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bradshaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradshaw throws a body punch but Darklance moves out of range.
Bradshaw misses with a looping left.
Bradshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darklance tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bradshaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradshaw misses with a looping right.
Darklance fails to land the takedown.
Robert Bradshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucentus Darklance.
Darklance tries to clinch there but Bradshaw circles away.
Bradshaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with an uppercut.
Bradshaw throws a right and a left that Darklance avoids nicely.
Darklance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Darklance works over Bradshaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Bradshaw lands a right hook to the body.
Darklance gets a double leg takedown into Bradshaw's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bradshaw being controlled here, momentarily.
Darklance wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
Darklance loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bradshaw working a defensive guard here.
Darklance is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucentus Darklance has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bradshaw lands with a nice body punch.
Robert Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradshaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bradshaw lands a jab to Darklance's midsection.
Darklance tries to clinch up.
Darklance shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradshaw sprawls well. He's pushed Darklance's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darklance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws a series of punches but Darklance avoids them all with ease.
Bradshaw stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darklance shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Darklance showed some decent athleticism there.
Darklance is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Darklance looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Darklance has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darklance is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darklance trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darklance throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bradshaw tries to hold on but Darklance pushes him away.
Bradshaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darklance on the ground.
Darklance scoring with strikes but Bradshaw is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradshaw wants to control but Darklance is having none of it.
Darklance with a couple of short strikes.
Bradshaw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darklance content just to control the position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Darklance cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucentus Darklance dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darklance dives in and scores a takedown into Bradshaw's guard.
Darklance trying to control but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
Darklance is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Darklance connects with a couple of short punches.
Darklance controls from within his opponent's guard.
Darklance trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darklance looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darklance is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradshaw has wrist control.
Darklance scoring with some ground and pound.
Darklance pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bradshaw is keeping the position for now.
Darklance drops back looking for a leg! Bradshaw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bradshaw manages to kick Darklance off! Darklance jumps back into Bradshaw's guard.
Darklance thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bradshaw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradshaw tries to get out of the position.
Darklance trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darklance pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bradshaw is keeping the position for now.
Darklance wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darklance controlling from the top position.
Darklance trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bradshaw has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bradshaw lands an overhand right.
Bradshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darklance lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darklance moves out of range of the strikes.
Darklance throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bradshaw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Darklance is in Bradshaw's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darklance trying to control but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucentus Darklance has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darklance pushes down on Bradshaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Darklance frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bradshaw takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Darklance looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Darklance looking to control but Bradshaw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darklance looking for a guillotine from mount but Bradshaw is having none of it.
Darklance looking to secure an arm triangle but Bradshaw defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darklance avoids the attempt from Bradshaw to control.
Darklance lands a heavy elbow.
Darklance dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darklance controlling from mount.
Bradshaw tries to reverse the position but Darklance maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucentus Darklance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bradshaw throws a shot from downtown. Darklance moves away and avoids it.
Bradshaw takes a swing at Darklance's ribcage but misses.
Darklance moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darklance tries to clinch but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Lucentus Darklance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darklance was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Darklance.
Darklance shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradshaw defends it nicely.
Darklance fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robert Bradshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucentus Darklance.
Darklance tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bradshaw swivels and escapes.
Darklance misses with a takedown attempt - Bradshaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Robert Bradshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw throws a series of punches but Darklance moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bradshaw. Those never looked like landing.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot.
Darklance misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bradshaw throws an overhand right that lands on Darklance's shoulder, as Darklance tries to avoid the shot.
Darklance takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice takedown defense from Bradshaw. No joy for Darklance on that attempt.
Bradshaw throws a body punch but Darklance moves out of range.
Darklance lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bradshaw misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darklance looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradshaw is fending him off so far but Darklance persists. Nope, Bradshaw circles away and we're back to standing.
Robert Bradshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Darklance shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Darklance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darklance stays in close to Bradshaw's body and controls the position.
Darklance wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
Bradshaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Darklance advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darklance is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Darklance seems to be looking for submissions.
Darklance seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Darklance wants to take a breather but Bradshaw is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darklance seems to be looking for submissions.
Darklance is keen to just control but Bradshaw is a slippery customer.
Darklance working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bradshaw's thigh. Bradshaw counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Darklance trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darklance throwing strikes from guard but Bradshaw blocks nicely.
Darklance working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lucentus Darklance is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bradshaw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darklance wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
Bradshaw working a defensive guard here.
Robert Bradshaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bradshaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bradshaw misses with a shot to the body
and Darklance counters with a thumping low kick.
Darklance tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradshaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darklance shoots in for a double leg but Bradshaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darklance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradshaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robert Bradshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darklance scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucentus Darklance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darklance winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucentus Darklance!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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