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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaurav Sharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 cm
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140 lbs
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176 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Bradley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaurav Sharma! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sharma tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot. Bradley forces Sharma back against the cage and clinches. Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Bradley keeps control of Sharma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bradley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sharma backwards. Bradley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Sharma jumps guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead. Sharma is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage. Bradley lands an elbow inside. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bradley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Bradley lands with a light punch inside. Bradley lands an elbow inside. Sharma takes a shot to the head. Sharma jumps guard but Bradley stands there with Sharma around his waist. Sharma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Sharma is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bradley lands an elbow inside. Sharma being controlled against the cage. Sharma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gus Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaurav Sharma. Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sharma tries to pull guard but Bradley forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Bradley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment. Sharma jumps guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Sharma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Sharma working hard to break the clinch. Bradley lands a hook to the side of the head. Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sharma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley. Sharma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sharma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sharma looks winded! Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley scores with a shoulder strike. Bradley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow. Sharma takes an elbow to the temple. Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Sharma working hard to break the clinch. Bradley stalling against the cage.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Bradley slows down the pace here.
Sharma working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bradley stalling in the clinch.
Bradley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sharma backwards. Nice elbow from Bradley. Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Sharma jumps guard but Bradley stands there with Sharma around his waist. Sharma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bradley avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley. Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off. Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Sharma is blocking nicely.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it. Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sharma wants to break free but Bradley has control.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment. Sharma tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Bradley on the inside. Sharma tries to pull guard but Bradley forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now. Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body. Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharma backwards. Sharma is trying to pull guard but Bradley has him pressed against the cage. Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside. The referee calls for Bradley to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley. Sharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bradley dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharma jumps guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it. Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley. Gus Bradley has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Sharma jumps guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Bradley lands an elbow inside. Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley stalling.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bradley throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Bradley lands a nice uppercut. Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Bradley lands a damaging elbow. A frustrated look appears on Sharma's face as he tries to break the clinch. Sharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Nice elbow from Bradley.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bradley prevents Sharma from breaking the clinch. Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sharma tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Sharma is breathing heavily. Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment. Sharma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gus Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaurav Sharma. Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye. Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses. Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Sharma is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him. Nice elbow from Bradley. Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment. Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment. Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but Sharma blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Bradley just leaning against Sharma, taking a breather. Bradley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sharma backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley. Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment. Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now. Sharma takes an elbow to the temple. Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Bradley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bradley.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bradley leaning against his opponent.
Sharma misses with a hook from the clinch. Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it. Sharma is trying to break free. Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment. Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye. Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Sharma is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position. Bradley cracks Sharma with a nice body shot. Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses. Sharma has had enough of the clinch but Bradley keeps him there for the moment. Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Sharma takes an elbow to the temple. Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Bradley lands with a left to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bradley. Bradley taking a breather. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short body shot lands from Bradley as the two fighters clinch.
Bradley lands a left hand.
Bradley controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley. Bradley stalls. Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead. Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharma can do to turn this around? Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body. Bradley stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bradley dominated that second round. That's time! Bradley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bradley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sharma. Bradley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bradley moves into the clinch. Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now. Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead. Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A shot in the inside from Bradley. Sharma misses with a hook from the clinch. Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Sharma tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bradley just stands there and leans against the cage. Sharma can't break the clinch.
Sharma tries to pull guard but Bradley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sharma drops back down to his feet.
Sharma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bradley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Bradley on the inside. Bradley lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bradley scores a nice knee to the body.
Sharma takes a shot to the head. Sharma is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position. Bradley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bradley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Sharma's head. Bradley stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bradley.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment. Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Bradley controlling the action here for a moment.
Bradley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Gaurav Sharma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead. Bradley lands a nice elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Bradley. Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye. Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bradley lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharma backwards. Sharma has had enough of the clinch but Bradley keeps him there for the moment. Sharma takes a shot to the head. Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it. Nice elbow from Bradley. Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley pressing his opponent against the cage. Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bradley lands a right hand. Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Sharma's face as he tries to break the clinch. Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Sharma is blocking nicely.
Sharma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye. Bradley lands a nice knee to the body. Sharma takes an elbow to the temple. Nice body punch from Bradley. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley. Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off. Bradley lands a nice elbow. Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye. Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bradley. Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Bradley.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow. Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off. Sharma takes an elbow to the temple. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice elbow from Bradley. Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Bradley. Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses. Bradley lands a nice elbow. Bradley effectively controlling the action here. Bradley pushes Sharma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bradley. Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now. Bradley lands a hook to the side of the head. Gus Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses. Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Gus 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus Bradley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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