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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minky Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minky Matthews has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Counter fighter
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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
11 - 3 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Minky Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matthews tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bradley digs a good hook to Matthews's body.
Bradley has managed to clinch.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Matthews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Matthews is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bradley to keep the fight standing.
Matthews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bradley lands a right hand.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradley misses with a knee strike.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Matthews shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthews is defending well for now.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Bradley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gus Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minky Matthews.
Matthews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley pushes Matthews back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matthews.
Matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a knee to the head.
Matthews takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bradley is pushing Matthews up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matthews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bradley lands a shot to the body.
Matthews looks winded!
Bradley misses with a knee to the head.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Matthews avoids the damage to the body.
Matthews has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bradley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet.
Matthews is hanging on to Bradley's back as he tries to escape.
Bradley's coaches at Grappling Pro Helsinki have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet.
Bradley showing good submission defense here.
Bradley wants to control his opponent's hands but Matthews gets his hands free.
Bradley is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is trying to break free.
Bradley trying to control the action but Matthews just sinks the hooks in.
Bradley prevents Matthews from getting a body triangle.
Bradley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bradley is in bad spot here.
Bradley trying to get back to his feet but Matthews is in full control for now.
Matthews tries to get the hooks in deep but Bradley pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bradley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bradley trying to get back to his feet but Matthews is in full control for now.
Bradley trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Matthews is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bradley defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bradley trying to control the hands but Matthews won't let him.
Our spies down at at Nordic Top Team inform us that Matthews has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Matthews trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bradley 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.
Bradley moves into the clinch.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Matthews 's eye.
It looks like Minky Matthews has been cut.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Matthews in his tracks for a moment.
Bradley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Matthews shrugs off.
Matthews tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bradley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matthews takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews jumps guard but Bradley stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matthews is rocked!
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Matthews with a big uppercut! Matthews tries to clinch up but Bradley pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Matthews to the mat! Matthews covers up and Bradley unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gus Bradley!
Our winner, Gus Bradley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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