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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bison Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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207 cm
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270 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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210 cm
26
270 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bison Bradley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brady! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from Bradley. No joy for Brady on that attempt. Brady clinches up with Bradley and pushes him back against the cage. Brady tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage. Bradley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brady regains guard immediately. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brady holds on and takes a little breather. Brady looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Brady is controlling Bradley's posture. Brady is trying to keep Bradley in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brady holds on and takes a little breather. Bradley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Brady was stalling too much, according to the referee. A combination from Bradley does no damage. Brady is looking to clinch. Brady darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brady has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Bradley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bobby Brady has been cut. Bradley gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brady regains guard.
Bradley stopping the sweep attempt from Brady. Brady is trying to control the position but Bradley postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bradley is fighting to break Brady's control of his arms but Brady is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Brady is trying to keep Bradley in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Brady hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Brady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley tries to clinch but Brady moves out of range. Bradley misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Brady does a little dance to reset his feet. Brady has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bradley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brady after a bit of a struggle. Brady has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bradley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Bradley lands a hook to the side of the head. Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bradley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brady.
Bison Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brady. Brady is trying to pull guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Bradley has clasped his hands together around Brady's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Bradley slows the pace down. Brady tries to get back to half guard but can't. Brady gets back to half guard. Brady wants to improve his position but Bradley is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brady trying to control but Bradley postures up.
Brady is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Brady tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bradley has advanced to mount. Uh oh. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Brady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bison Bradley will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bobby Brady's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brady is looking to clinch. Brady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley. A slapping leg kick lands for Bradley.
Bradley dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bradley connects with a right hand. Brady shakes it off. Brady drops his hands momentarily and Bradley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Brady dives in and scores a takedown into Bradley's guard. Bradley keeping full guard, as Brady tries to pass. Brady looking to sit in guard and control but Bradley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Bradley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brady has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bradley has managed to get both his arms back between Brady's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there. Brady controls Bradley momentarily but Bradley frees himself. Bradley won't allow Brady to sweep him here. Brady controls Bradley momentarily but Bradley frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brady controlling Bradley's posture. Brady wants to control the position but Bradley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Brady is looking for a sweep. Bradley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Bradley is stalling here. Brady is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bradley seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brady has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. The strikes coming from Brady are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bradley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brady is controlling him well. Brady tries for a kimura but Bradley is defending well. Bradley is not content to let Brady control the position. Brady tries to move to mount but Bradley blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brady trying to control the action but Bradley is working from the bottom. Bradley regains half guard, as Brady was trying to land strikes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Brady is thwarting Bradley's attempts to control the position. 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 Bison Bradley will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bobby Brady's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bradley throws a low kick but Brady avoids it. Brady moves out of range as Bradley strikes. The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Brady goes for a double leg but Bradley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bradley continues to drive forward. Bradley gets control of Brady's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bradley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Bradley has control of Brady's left arm, preventing Brady from doing any damage. Brady tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard. Brady throws a strike but Bradley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Brady is trying to control the position but Bradley postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brady tries to land a sweep but no joy. Brady pulls Bradley in close to prevent any damage. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Bradley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Brady has his hands on Bradley's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Brady hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Bradley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Bobby Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Brady wants to clinch but Bradley slips to the side and Bradley counters with a good low kick that Brady was not able to check. Bradley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Brady thows a body shot but no joy. Bradley throws a nice outside leg kick. Brady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bradley throws the kick towards the body but Brady avoids it. Brady tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it. Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bradley.
Brady misses with a takedown and Bradley counters with a good low kick that Brady was not able to check. A thudding body kick lands there by Bradley!
Jab by Bradley.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Bradley works the jab nicely. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bradley scores with a body shot.
Bradley drops Brady with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bradley follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bison Bradley! Bison Bradley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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