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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Thornton (ranked 2873 p4p, 251 weight class) and Tim Bradshaw (ranked 1998 p4p, 188 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bob Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton rushes Bradshaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Thornton controls the action.
Thornton can't break the clinch.
Thornton lands a nice uppercut.
Thornton has had enough of the clinch but Bradshaw keeps him there for the moment.
Thornton missing with knees to the body.
Bradshaw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thornton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thornton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thornton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thornton blocking some punches.
Bradshaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thornton throws a right and a left that Bradshaw avoids nicely.
Thornton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradshaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Thornton catches Bradshaw right on the button with a cross.
Thornton tries to clinch up.
Bradshaw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thornton sizes up Bradshaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thornton doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradshaw circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton sizes up Bradshaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bradshaw misses with a hook
and Thornton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradshaw misses the jab.
Thornton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thornton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Bradshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thornton manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Thornton misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thornton.
It looks like Tim Bradshaw has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Thornton.
Bradshaw tries to move into range but Thornton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thornton looks to throw the jab but Bradshaw is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshaw misses with a looping right.
It looked like Thornton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bradshaw throws a lazy right hand but Thornton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thornton tries to clinch there but Bradshaw circles away.
Thornton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thornton wants to clinch
and Thornton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with an uppercut. Thornton saw that one coming.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot
and Thornton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thornton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bradshaw blocking some punches.
Bradshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Bradshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thornton is trying to break the clinch but Bradshaw is controlling him.
Thornton tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradshaw avoids the damage to the body.
Thornton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Thornton.
Bradshaw breaks the clinch.
Bradshaw looks to land a right hand but Thornton moved out of range.
A left lands for Thornton.
Bradshaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Thornton.
Thornton throws a shot from downtown. Bradshaw moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thornton has managed to clinch.
Bradshaw prevents Thornton from breaking the clinch.
Bradshaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Bradshaw misses with an uppercut. Thornton saw that one coming.
Thornton throwing a counter right hand but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Thornton moves away from the strike by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Thornton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thornton throws a hook but Bradshaw blocks it.
Bradshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Thornton misses.
Bradshaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thornton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradshaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thornton rushes Bradshaw and presses him up against the cage.
Bradshaw working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornton wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradshaw won't allow it.
Thornton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thornton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bradshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Bradshaw breaks from the clinch.
Thornton clinches up against the cage.
Bradshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Bradshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thornton controlling the action here for a moment.
Bradshaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob Thornton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Bradshaw's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thornton misses with a hook. Bradshaw ducked under it nicely.
Thornton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Bradshaw avoids them all with ease.
Bradshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thornton moves away.
Bradshaw walks into a left hand.
Billy Bob Thornton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradshaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Thornton.
Thornton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradshaw throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bradshaw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thornton slips a jab from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw connects with a looping right hand.
Thornton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws a hook to the side of Thornton's head but Thornton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thornton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Thornton finds it's way through Bradshaw's defenses.
Billy Bob Thornton is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Thornton is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton darts in and clinches Bradshaw up against the cage.
Thornton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradshaw can do to turn this around?
Thornton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradshaw has Thornton pressed against the cage, preventing Thornton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thornton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thornton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thornton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thornton misses with a hook from the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thornton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thornton misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton tries to break free but Bradshaw pushes him back against the cage.
Thornton is trying to force a seperation but Bradshaw has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradshaw.
Thornton wants to break free but Bradshaw has control.
Thornton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thornton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thornton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thornton throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradshaw working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Thornton fails to land.
Bradshaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thornton throws a hook but Bradshaw avoids it easily.
Bradshaw takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thornton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bradshaw counters with a big right hand! Oh Thornton is in trouble here! Bradshaw follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Bradshaw!
After winning the bout, Tim Bradshaw 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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