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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arden Bradley (ranked 6481 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Johnson (ranked 7711 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Johnson 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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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arden Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson wants to control but Bradley postures up.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
Bradley scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Bradley scoring with strikes.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Bradley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bradley in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley happy to just control the position for now.
Bradley grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Bradley decides to stand back up. Bradley steps back and let's Johnson get back to his feet.
Bradley gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson is pushing Bradley's head away, looking to escape. Bradley manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Bradley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley controlling the position.
Bradley lands a few punches from side control.
Bradley landing a few strikes.
Bradley working the head with strikes.
Bradley landing a few strikes.
Bradley cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bradley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bradley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley scores with punches from side control.
Bradley looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bradley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bradley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Bradley cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Bradley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Bradley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bradley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bradley is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bradley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arden Bradley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bradley throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bradley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Bradley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bradley decides to stand back up.
A left and a right from Bradley both land. Nice combination.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Bradley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Bradley looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bradley!
Bradley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Johnson feints the counter takedown.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bradley, pushing him back against the cage.
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 has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Bradley gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Johnson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bradley has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bradley is on top in guard.
Bradley stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bradley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bradley landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bradley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Bradley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Bradley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bradley connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson working for a triangle but Bradley defends it easily.
Bradley is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson wants to hit a switch here but Bradley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Johnson there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Bradley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Bradley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bradley mounts Johnson! Really nice guard pass there!
Bradley controlling from mount.
Bradley with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arden Bradley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bradley shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Bradley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bradley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bradley is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bradley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bradley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson wants to stand up but Bradley is controlling him.
Bradley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Bradley chips away with some ground and pound.
Bradley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bradley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Bradley connects with a couple of short punches.
Bradley distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bradley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Bradley slips an elbow through the middle.
Bradley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Bradley slips an elbow through the middle.
Bradley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bradley lands a couple of digs.
Johnson looking to control but Bradley passes into half guard.
Bradley controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Bradley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bradley working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Bradley there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bradley decides to stand up.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bradley showed some decent athleticism there.
Bradley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control the action here but instead Bradley manages to pass to full mount!
Johnson has given up his back here. Will Bradley look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Bradley has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Johnson.
Bradley scores with punches to the body.
Bradley is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Johnson up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Johnson to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley scores with punches to the body.
Paul Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arden Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
What can Johnson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that's the end of the fight!
Arden Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arden 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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