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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wess West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wess West will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emerson Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wess West!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West punishes Bradley's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from West.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from West.
Bradley is looking to counter punch.
Wess West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West instigates a clinch.
West manages to break the clinch.
West closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Emerson Bradley has been cut.
West rushes Bradley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
West is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradley sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emerson Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wess West.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West looks winded!
West rushes Bradley and presses him up against the cage.
Bradley wants to break free but West has control.
A body shot lands from Bradley.
Bradley gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, West regains guard.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
West is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bradley throws a big right hand that misses.
Bradley scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley gets to his feet - West follows without any prompting.
West with a poor takedown
and Bradley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley postures up in West's guard and throws a big left but West blocks it.
Bradley controlling from the top position.
Bradley throwing strikes but missing.
Bradley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bradley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bradley trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Bradley is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West controlling Bradley's posture.
West trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Bradley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
West has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
West shoots in for a double leg but Bradley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bradley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bradley slows down the pace here.
Bradley misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley taking a breather.
Bradley slows down the pace here.
Bradley seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bradley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bradley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emerson Bradley.
West throws a body kick that misses
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but West manages to circle out of the way.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emerson Bradley's cut.
That's time! Bradley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bradley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West instigates a clinch.
West is trying to break free.
Bradley stalls.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West moves into range and clinches up with Bradley.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley moves into range and clinches up with West.
Bradley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Bradley.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradley into the cage.
West manages to break the clinch.
West forces Bradley back against the cage and clinches.
West wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
West wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradley won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West wants to break the clinch but can't.
West can't break the clinch.
West is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley gets a clinch.
West is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley avoids a kick to the body.
West gets tackled into the cage by Bradley. Bradley maintains the clinch.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Bradley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bradley trying to stall but West improves his position.
West looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bradley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
West is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.
Bradley prevents West from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bradley tries to break free but West pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley has West pressed against the cage, preventing West from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bradley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
West looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West closes the distance and pushes Bradley back into the cage.
Emerson Bradley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bradley goes for a takedown in the clinch but West prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerson Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West has had enough of the clinch but Bradley keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wess West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emerson Bradley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West's efforts to push away.
West breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
Bradley wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West's waist but West gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bradley off to one side.
West clinches.
Bradley just leaning against West, taking a breather.
West is trying to break free.
West wants to break free but Bradley has control.
West is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
West tries to circle away but Bradley has him pinned against the cage.
Bradley prevents West from breaking the clinch.
West wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but West has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bradley manages to pull guard.
Bradley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
West clinches up with Bradley and pushes him back against the cage.
West is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but West is controlling him.
West is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
West is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley prevents West from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is trying to pull guard but West turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
West is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
West wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley stalling.
Bradley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bradley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
West must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
West is looking to advance position but Bradley has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley raining down shots from the mount!
Bradley with shots to the head and body - West looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bradley cracks West with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bradley working for a guillotine from mount but West is in no mood to give up.
Bradley unloading with bombs!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West wants to hold on but Bradley pushes him away.
Bradley with shots to the head and body - West looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley is landing with some decent strikes but West is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Bradley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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