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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Lazovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that James Bradley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Bradley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko Lazovich!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lazovich on his heels. He'll look to pass Lazovich's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lazovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bradley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bradley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bradley landing some decent shots from guard.
Bradley passes Lazovich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bradley wants to control but Lazovich is keeping him busy.
Bradley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bradley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley winds up and cracks Lazovich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lazovich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bradley winds up and cracks Lazovich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazovich has hold of Bradley's hands but Bradley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lazovich has hold of Bradley's hands but Bradley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bradley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bradley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lazovich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bradley.
Lazovich taking some punishment here, with Bradley in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley working over Lazovich with some ground and pound. Lazovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Bradley there.
Bradley is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lazovich looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley seems to be working for a kimura but Lazovich defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bradley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bradley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bradley slips a nice elbow through Lazovich's hands, connecting with Lazovich's forehead.
Bradley is looking to advance position but Lazovich won't allow it.
Bradley is working for a kimura but Lazovich is defending it quite comfortably.
Lazovich is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lazovich actively working from the bottom here.
Bradley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bradley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bradley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lazovich for as long as he can get away with.
Bradley wants to take a breather but Lazovich is having none of it.
Bradley is looking for a kimura but Lazovich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bradley to get the leverage.
Bradley slips a nice elbow through Lazovich's hands, connecting with Lazovich's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley slows the pace down in half guard.
Bradley is trying to control the action in half guard but Lazovich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lazovich taking some punishment here, with Bradley in his half guard.
Bradley lands with a punch from half guard.
Lazovich gets back to full guard.
Bradley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lazovich has an active guard here but Bradley has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lazovich gets back to full guard.
Bradley looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bradley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bradley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lazovich tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bradley is in Lazovich's guard.
Bradley 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.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lazovich can do to turn this around?
Bradley stopping the sweep attempt from Lazovich.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lazovich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bradley defends well.
Lazovich tries to strike from the bottom.
Bradley working some strikes from top position.
Bradley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
James Bradley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lazovich can't keep his opponent in guard - Bradley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bradley trying to control from half guard but Lazovich is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley is looking for a kimura here.
Lazovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bradley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bradley controlling the action here.
Bradley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Bradley.
Bradley is nestled in close to Lazovich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lazovich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bradley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lazovich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bradley trying to control from half guard but Lazovich is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is nestled in close to Lazovich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bradley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bradley is trying to work for a kimura but Lazovich is defending well.
Lazovich wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Bradley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bradley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bradley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bradley lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bradley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bradley working over Lazovich with some ground and pound. Lazovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bradley not doing much here.
Bradley is looking to take a break and control but Lazovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bradley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lazovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bradley scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lazovich missing with punches from the bottom.
Bradley lands with a punch from half guard.
Bradley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bradley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lazovich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bradley scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley tries to free his leg and advance position but Lazovich is retaining full guard.
Bradley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lazovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Lazovich, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bradley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lazovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Bradley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lazovich keeping moving, preventing Bradley from controlling successfully.
Bradley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bradley landing with the ground and pound.
Lazovich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bradley controls the pace.
Bradley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley is stalling in the full guard.
Bradley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Lazovich keeps moving.
Bradley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley trying to control but Lazovich is working from the bottom.
Bradley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bradley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lazovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bradley trying to control but Lazovich is working from the bottom.
Bradley works over Lazovich with some ground and pound from guard.
Bradley controlling from the top position.
Bradley is in close to Lazovich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lazovich is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley passes Lazovich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bradley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lazovich is still in real trouble! Can Bradley finish him?
Bradley working over Lazovich with some ground and pound. Lazovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bradley wants to pass the guard but Lazovich is defending well.
Lazovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Bradley is keen to just control but Lazovich is a slippery customer.
Bradley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bradley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lazovich keeps working.
Bradley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bradley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lazovich gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is working Lazovich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bradley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bradley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bradley connects with a couple of short punches.
Bradley advances to half guard.
Lazovich moves into full guard.
Bradley distracts Lazovich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lazovich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazovich keeping moving, preventing Bradley from controlling successfully.
Bradley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bradley distracts Lazovich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bradley controlling from the top position.
Bradley looking to pass the guard.
James Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bradley distracts Lazovich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lazovich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bradley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lazovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Lazovich, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bradley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bradley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James Bradley waved his t-shirt featuring Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# 's logo in front of the cameras.
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