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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaurav Sharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaurav Sharma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaurav Sharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.
Sharma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradley doesn't seem bothered though.
Sharma stalks Bradley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bradley's face. Bradley staggers backwards, shaken.
Bradley rushes Sharma and presses him up against the cage.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bradley stalling against the cage.
Bradley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Sharma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Sharma tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye.
Bradley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharma struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.
Sharma working aggressively here.
Bradley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sharma fails to land.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Sharma is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Bradley.
Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Sharma is trying to break free.
Sharma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.
Bradley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley misses with a knee strike.
Bradley has Sharma pressed against the cage, preventing Sharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Sharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bradley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sharma up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Sharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Sharma wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradley won't allow it.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Sharma.
A short right from Bradley.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment.
Bradley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley pushes Sharma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sharma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it.
Sharma misses with a body punch.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Bradley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Sharma is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradley scores with a shoulder strike.
Sharma blocks a body shot from Bradley.
Sharma is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley just leaning against Sharma, taking a breather.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
Sharma tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Sharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradley lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Sharma wants to break free but Bradley has control.
Sharma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Sharma misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bradley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sharma lands a jab to Bradley's midsection.
Bradley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradley drives through and clinches with Sharma against the cage.
Bradley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bradley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Bradley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gus Bradley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike.
Bradley lands a right hand.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley avoiding damage.
Sharma misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.
Bradley prevents Sharma from breaking the clinch.
Sharma misses with a body punch.
Sharma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bradley lands with a right to the head.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharma tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharma's efforts to push away.
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 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Bradley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley lands a body shot.
Sharma is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Sharma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharma's efforts to push away.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Sharma is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Sharma letting Bradley take a breather here.
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sharma misses with some punches.
Bradley lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Sharma can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Bradley has Sharma pressed against the cage, preventing Sharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bradley scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharma.
Bradley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sharma up against the cage.
Sharma tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Sharma is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharma's elbow.
Bradley avoiding damage.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Bradley taking a breather.
A short right from Bradley.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Sharma.
Sharma tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Sharma is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sharma misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bradley lands with a kick to the temple. Sharma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bradley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Sharma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley clinches.
Bradley stalling against the cage.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradley.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Bradley prevents Sharma from breaking the clinch.
Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley has Sharma pressed against the cage.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharma tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharma's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Sharma back against the cage.
Sharma misses with the head strike.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharma's efforts to push away.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharma's elbow.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Sharma tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Bradley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gaurav Sharma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bradley.
Bradley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye.
Sharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Bradley as the two fighters clinch.
Bradley stalling in the clinch.
Bradley has Sharma pressed against the cage, preventing Sharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
A frustrated look appears on Sharma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Sharma tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley stalling in the clinch.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley lands a shot to the body.
Sharma can't break the clinch.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley is working Sharma over against the cage.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley just leaning against Sharma, taking a breather.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley stalling the fight.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma wants to break free but Bradley has control.
Sharma is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye.
Sharma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bradley just leaning against Sharma, taking a breather.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Gus Bradley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bradley leaning against his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gus Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bradley 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus Bradley!
After winning the bout, Gus Bradley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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