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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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220 lbs
6 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, King Bradley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A cross from Blaster lands. Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Blaster. King Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blaster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaster throws a front kick aimed at Bradley's knee but Bradley avoids it well. Bradley scores with a punch to the head. Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Bradley scores with a leg kick.
Bradley darts in and clinches Blaster up against the cage. Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Bradley lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaster backwards.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut. Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Blaster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Decent striking displayed by Blaster there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaster. Bradley connects with a crisp jab. Bradley throws a low kick, looking for Blaster's leg but Blaster calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bradley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Bradley connects with a high kick. Bradley misses the jab. Bradley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn in the buildup to the fight. Blaster misses with a low kick.
Bradley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaster. That did some damage! Blaster takes a shot right to the bread basket. Blaster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Bradley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been informed that Blaster has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Bradley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaster closes the distance and pushes Bradley back into the cage. Bradley lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blaster pushes Bradley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Blaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Blaster.
Blaster working aggressively here.
Blaster has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Blaster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Blaster. Blaster trying to control the position but instead, Bradley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blaster into the cage. Bradley misses with some punches.
Blaster cracks Bradley with a nice body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaster. Bradley lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaster. Blaster displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bradley up against the cage. Good body shot from Blaster.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Bradley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blasters head. Bradley prevents a body shot from Blaster. A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaster. A nice left hand lands by Blaster.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaster backwards. Bradley lands a nice shot to the body. Blaster misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Bradley. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley. Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Blaster.
Blaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short left from Bradley. Blaster tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Blaster back against the cage. Bradley misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Blaster back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradleys head. Blaster misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Blaster scores with a nice short uppercut. Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Blaster scores with a nice short uppercut. Nice body punch from Blaster. A left hand lands to the body for Blaster.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Blaster misses with a short punch on the inside. Bradley lands a right hand. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley. Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaster misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaster. Blaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Blaster.
Blaster content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Master Blaster will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blaster throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it. Blaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range. Bradley misses with a hook to the body
and Blaster counters with a stiff right hand. Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Blaster's shoulder, as Blaster tries to avoid the shot. Blaster lands a jab. A combination from Blaster does no damage. Bradley moves out of range as Blaster strikes. Blaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away. A good leg kick by Bradley. Blaster misses the shot to the body. Bradley missing with a left hand there. Blaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blaster misses with a leg kick. Blaster punishes Bradley's body with a nice straight punch. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bradley checks a leg kick. Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaster. A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Blaster does a little dance to reset his feet. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab lands there for Bradley. Bradley stuns Blaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Bradley throws a hook but Blaster blocks it. Bradley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Bradley tries to clinch but Blaster is having none of it. A nice side step and Blaster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Bradley checks a low kick from Blaster. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaster.
Blaster misses with the combination.
Blaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Blaster ducks down to avoid it. Blaster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Blaster.
Blaster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A jab from Blaster misses. Bradley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bradley throws a leg kick that misses. Bradley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bradley misses with some punches.
Bradley lands an uppercut. Bradley misses with a short punch on the inside. Bradley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Blaster prevents a body shot from Bradley. Blaster looking to slow down the pace here. Bradley can't find room to land a body shot as Blaster controls the action.
Bradley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley. Blaster scores with a shoulder strike. Bradley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short uppercut from Bradley. Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside. Blaster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A nice left hand lands by Blaster.
A short right from Blaster. Blaster tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Blaster back against the cage. Bradley lands a left hand.
Blaster takes a shot to the head. Blaster tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Blaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blaster. Still in the clinch, Blaster scores with a nice short uppercut. Blaster misses with the head strike.
Blaster misses with a short punch on the inside. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blaster looking to stall.
Master Blaster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Blaster can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blaster tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Blaster back against the cage. Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley misses with some punches.
Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Blaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradley. Blaster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. An inside leg kick lands from Bradley. Bradley keeps the fight on the outside. A good leg kick by Blaster. Blaster throws a body kick that misses. Bradley lands a jab. Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Bradley throws out a loose jab but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it. Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaster is just out of range. Blaster feints a counter leg kick. 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 King Bradley will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Blaster pushes him off. Bradley throws out a loose jab but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it. Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bradley throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaster. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet. Bradley misses with a low kick as Blaster jumps back. Blaster lands a right hook to the body.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaster is just out of range. Bradley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blaster in his tracks. Blaster takes the fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blaster can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Blaster blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaster. A shot in the inside from Blaster. Blaster misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blaster lands a nice shot to the body. Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Blaster.
Bradley lands with a light punch inside. Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster lands a nice uppercut. Bradley can't find room to land a body shot as Blaster controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley. Blaster lands a nice uppercut. Bradley misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley misses with some punches.
Blaster prevents a body shot from Bradley. Blaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaster misses with a hook from the clinch. Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Blaster misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.
Blaster lands a hook to the side of the head. Bradley tries to throw a body punch but Blaster avoids it by throwing Bradley back against the cage. Bradley working aggressively here.
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blaster throws a body shot but no joy. A combination from Blaster does no damage. Blaster walks into a stiff left hand from Bradley. Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick. Bradley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Bradley throws a hook but Blaster avoids it easily. Blaster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Blaster with a body punch. A glancing blow. Bradley thumps Blaster with a low kick. Left hook, right uppercut from Blaster.
Bradley is rocked! Blaster pushes Bradley up against the cage in a clinch. Bradley blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bradley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaster working aggressively here.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Blaster. Blaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaster prevents a body shot from Bradley. Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Bradley throws a head punch that misses. Blaster blocking some punches.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster misses with some punches.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Blaster misses the body punch and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Blaster is looking to clinch. Blaster throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Good leg kick by Blaster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaster is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bradley rather than just go for the knockout. Blaster tries to clinch but fails miserably and Blaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaster throws the kick towards the body but Bradley avoids it. Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaster.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bradley misses its target. Nice jab there from Bradley. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Blaster catches Bradley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Blaster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Bradley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bradley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Bradley swings for the body but Blaster moves out of range.
Bradley cracks Blaster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Bradley looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range. Blaster jabs Bradley to the body, keeping him at a distance. Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster.
And that's the end of the fight! Master Blaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Blaster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster! Master Blaster gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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