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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Ross manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bradley on his heels. He'll look to pass Bradley's guard now, I'm sure.
Bradley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
Bradley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ross wants to control from the top but Bradley keeps moving.
Ross won't allow Bradley to sweep him here.
Ross controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is pulling down on Ross's head. It's preventing any offense from Ross, at least for the moment.
Ross is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T1#
Ross postures up in Bradley's guard and throws a big left but Bradley blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Bradley clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick from Bradley.
#CL#
Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
Bradley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross is trying to pull guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ross pressing his opponent against the cage. #TD#
Ross pulls Bradley into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ross holds on and takes a little breather.
Ross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Ross working for a triangle but Bradley defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley looking to sit in guard and control but Ross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T3#
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Ross is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bradley is looking to sweep but instead, Ross has passed into half guard.
Ross not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ross slows the pace down in half guard.
Bradley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
Ross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bradley defending well though. #SUB2#
Bradley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentine Ross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Bradley moves into range and clinches up with Ross.#BC#
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross checks a leg kick.
James Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Bradley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bradley keeps control of Ross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradley can do to turn this around?
Bradley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bradley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Bradley breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Ross jumps guard but Bradley stands there with Ross around his waist. Ross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#T1#
Bradley misses with an elbow over the top.#TD2#
Bradley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ross manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bradley throws a big right hand that misses.
Ross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Ross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bradley wants to stand but Ross is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
Bradley being controlled here momentarily.
Bradley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bradley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ross's guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Ross tries to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling the position.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Bradley keeps him there for the moment.
Bradley lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Valentine Ross has been cut.
Ross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bradley just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Bradley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ross uses from the top position.
Ross stopping the sweep attempt from Bradley.
Bradley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bradley wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment.
Bradley is breathing heavily.#T4#
Ross controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ross throwing strikes but missing.
Ross is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ross stands up over Bradley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ross sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valentine Ross's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Bradley moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross misses with an elbow over the top.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bradley as he avoids it easily.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bradley as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Bradley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ross looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ross stops Bradley from passing to mount.
Bradley throwing strikes but Ross manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! #T1#
Ross controlling the position.
Ross misses with the ground and pound.
Bradley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ross remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradley keeps working.
Bradley is looking for a sweep.
Ross in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bradley tries to bench press Ross off him but Ross keeps the position.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Ross lands an elbow.
Bradley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valentine Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bradley can't do much from the bottom here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bradley. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bradley on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bradley pushes Ross away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ross gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ross is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bradley tries to land a front kick but Ross steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD2#
Bradley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ross's half guard.
Ross wants to improve his position but Bradley is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ross gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bradley 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bradley!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 10, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bradley.
Harding is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley throwing shots but missing, from side control. #SU2#
Bradley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #CL2#
Bradley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Bradley moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Harding is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bradley is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harding to the mat. Harding regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Harding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1##SUB#
Harding had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bradley defends it easily.#SU2#
Bradley gets to his feet. Harding looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradley.
James Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harding avoids a kick to the body.
Harding shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bradley sprawls well. Bradley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harding gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#CL2#
Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Harding has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bradley uses from the top position. #SU2#
Bradley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Bradley closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Bradley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Bradley has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Harding jumps guard.
#T3#
Harding trying to keep a closed guard but Bradley is proving a slippery customer.
#SU2#
Bradley gets to his feet - Harding follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Bradley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bradley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES#
Harding throws Bradley to one side and escapes!#CL2#
Bradley pushes Harding up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Bradley.
Bradley avoiding damage.
#T4#
Harding is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bradley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bradley. #ES#
Harding sneaks out the side door and pushes Bradley away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#TD2#
Harding gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bradley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bradley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Bradley throws a solid leg kick but Harding takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bradley.
Harding shoots for a takedown but Bradley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Bradley moves into the clinch successfully.
Bradley lands a body punch.
Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harding backwards.
Bradley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bradley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harding avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Bradley. #CUT2#
It looks like Ahmad Harding has been cut.
Bradley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harding or not.
Harding tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradley avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##BC2#
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Bradley shoots in and bounces Harding off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bradley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bradley trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom. #T2#
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Bradley rushes Harding and presses him up against the cage.#T3##BC2#
Bradley breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Bradley drives through and clinches with Harding against the cage.
Bradley wants to stall.
A short left from Bradley.
Harding takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harding is defending well for now.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bradley. #BC2#
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahmad Harding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Harding slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Bradley moves out of range of the strikes.
Harding shoots in but no luck this time.
Bradley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bradley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harding is able to avoid easily.#CL2#
Bradley clinches up with Harding and pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley pushes Harding back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradley effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Harding's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Bradley pushes Harding up against the cage in a clinch.
Harding avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harding blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Bradley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Bradley feints and as Harding raises his hands in defense, Bradley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#T1#
Bradley controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Harding is working from the bottom.
Harding lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Bradley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SU2#
Bradley stands and steps away. Harding gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Bradley moves into range and clinches up with Harding.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradley.
Bradley stops a takedown attempt from Harding.
Harding is trying to pull guard but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Bradley scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harding takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bradley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow. #T3#
Good body shot from Bradley.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradley scores a nice knee to the body.
#TD2#
Bradley successfully pulls guard.
Harding is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harding trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Bradley wants to sweep but no luck.
Bradley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harding manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Bradley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom. #T4##SU2#
Bradley gets to his feet. Harding looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harding circles away quickly and effectively.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Bradley clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Bradley moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bradley obliges.
Ahmad Harding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harding is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bradley!
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