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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 10, 2024 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Raikkonen misses its intended target.
Raikkonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bradley.
Raikkonen throws a leg kick #TD#
and Bradley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Raikkonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bradley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bradley stopping the sweep attempt from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley postures up in Raikkonen's guard and throws a big left but Raikkonen blocks it.
Bradley postures up.
Bradley lands a couple of digs.
Raikkonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Bradley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raikkonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.
Raikkonen trying to keep a closed guard but Bradley is proving a slippery customer.
Bradley looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raikkonen is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Raikkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Bradley.#T2#
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raikkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Raikkonen from controlling successfully.
Raikkonen is looking to advance position but Bradley has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Bradley lands with some strikes.#T3#
Bradley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raikkonen is looking to improve his position but Bradley isn't that keen on the idea.
Bradley controlling from mount.
Bradley dominating with strikes here.
Raikkonen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Raikkonen trying to control here.
Bradley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bradley wants to pass the guard but Raikkonen is defending well. #T4#
Raikkonen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Raikkonen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Raikkonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raikkonen wants to control from the top but Bradley keeps moving.
Bradley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raikkonen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Raikkonen from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Bradley dominated that round.
That's time! Bradley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Raikkonen pushes Bradley up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley wants a takedown but no success here.
Raikkonen just leaning against Bradley, taking a breather.
Raikkonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradley is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Raikkonen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bradley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradley tries to get out of the position.
Raikkonen tries to advance to mount but Bradley denies him.
Raikkonen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bradley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikkonen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bradley is avoiding damage well.
Raikkonen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Raikkonen working the ground and pound but Bradley is defending the strikes. #T1#
The ground and pound from Raikkonen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Raikkonen is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raikkonen landing a few strikes.
Raikkonen cracks Bradley with a big elbow.
Raikkonen is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raikkonen works to advance to full mount. Bradley defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T2#
Raikkonen wants to control the pace but Bradley is squirming around nicely.
Raikkonen controlling from mount.
Raikkonen avoids the attempt from Bradley to control.
Bradley is squirming around, avoiding Raikkonen's attempts to control the action.
Raikkonen avoids the attempt from Bradley to control.
Raikkonen is trying to control here but Bradley has managed to regain half guard.
#T3#
Bradley is refusing to be controlled, as Raikkonen sits in half guard.
Bradley keeping hold of Raikkonen's head, controlling as best he can.
Bradley is not content to let Raikkonen control the position.
Bradley is concentrating on defense, preventing Raikkonen from advancing position.
Raikkonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bradley defending well as Raikkonen loads up on a big left hand.
Raikkonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raikkonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Bradley.
Raikkonen misses with a hook.#CL2#
Raikkonen moves into range and clinches up with Bradley.
Raikkonen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bradley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raikkonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raikkonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bradley up against the cage.
Bradley can't get the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bradley being controlled against the cage.
Raikkonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Raikkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.#R3#
Bradley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raikkonen as he avoids it easily.
Bradley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raikkonen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Raikkonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raikkonen throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Bradley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raikkonen circles away.
Raikkonen with the counter takedown but Bradley avoids it easily.
A big right from Raikkonen misses.
Raikkonen looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bradley.
Jukka Raikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Raikkonen looking to score a takedown here. Bradley is defending well but Raikkonen drives through and ends up in Bradley's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raikkonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raikkonen looking to sit in guard and control but Bradley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Raikkonen trying to control the position.
#T1#
Raikkonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Raikkonen keeps moving.
Raikkonen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bradley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Raikkonen is pressing down on Bradley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bradley throwing strikes from guard but Raikkonen blocks nicely.
Raikkonen is trying to hold Bradley in close to prevent damage but Bradley has managed to pass into half guard.
#T2#
Raikkonen is trying to maintain the position but Bradley is very close to passing his half guard.
Raikkonen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bradley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Raikkonen is trying to control the position but Bradley postures up.
Bradley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Raikkonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T3#
Raikkonen throwing shots but Bradley is blocking nicely.
Raikkonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bradley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raikkonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raikkonen wants to take a breather but Bradley is having none of it.
Raikkonen drops an elbow to the side of Bradley's head.
Raikkonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raikkonen trying to control the action but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Bradley keeps control of the position for the meantime. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bradley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raikkonen.
Bradley is refusing to be controlled, as Raikkonen sits in half guard.
Raikkonen trying to pass the guard but Bradley defending well. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Raikkonen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bradley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bradley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bradley fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Raikkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raikkonen 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Raikkonen! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Kuivanen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kuivanen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuivanen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bradley to see if he's OK.
Kuivanen landing strikes.
Bradley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradley tries to get out of the position.
Kuivanen with the ground and pound but Bradley regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bradley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuivanen wants to pass to mount but Bradley is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuivanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bradley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley trying to hold on to Kuivanen's head to control him but Kuivanen postures up.
Kuivanen working over Bradley with some ground and pound. Bradley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kuivanen stalling away here and it's allowed Bradley to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T1#
Kuivanen throwing strikes but missing.
Kuivanen looking to pass the guard.
Kuivanen throwing strikes from guard but Bradley blocks nicely.
Kuivanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kuivanen wants to pass the guard but Bradley is keeping the position.
Kuivanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuivanen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bradley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Kuivanen tries to pass.
Kuivanen connects with a couple of short punches.
Kuivanen trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Bradley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bradley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuivanen's guard. #REVR#
Bradley won't allow Kuivanen to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuivanen trying to control the position.
#T3#
Kuivanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.
Kuivanen controls Bradley momentarily but Bradley frees himself.
Bradley tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuivanen is retaining full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Kuivanen keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bradley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuivanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #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 shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuivanen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bradley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuivanen but Kuivanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuivanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bradley's hands.#TD#
Bradley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bradley showed some decent athleticism there.
Kuivanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Bradley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuivanen is trying to maintain the position but Bradley is very close to passing his half guard.
Bradley trying to control the action but Kuivanen is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Kuivanen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bradley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuivanen pinned against the cage. Kuivanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bradley sets himself, and Kuivanen steps forward looking for the clinch! Bradley avoids it this time.
Kuivanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mikko Kuivanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Bradley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kuivanen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bradley is in Kuivanen's guard.
Bradley connects with a couple of short punches.
Bradley trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuivanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuivanen trying to keep a closed guard but Bradley is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley trying to control but Kuivanen is working from the bottom.
Bradley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Kuivanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bradley trying to control but Kuivanen is working from the bottom.
Kuivanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuivanen trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bradley misses with a takedown attempt - Kuivanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kuivanen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches up with Kuivanen, looking for a takedown. Bradley pushes Kuivanen against the cage but Kuivanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Kuivanen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kuivanen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bradley to regain full guard.
Bradley wants to sweep here but Kuivanen controlling him for the moment.
Kuivanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Bradley keeping full guard, as Kuivanen tries to pass.
Kuivanen is fighting to break Bradley's control of his arms but Bradley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kuivanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuivanen throws an elbow that misses. Bradley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuivanen's guard. Nice move by Bradley!#REVR#
Bradley stopping the sweep attempt from Kuivanen.
Bradley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuivanen swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Kuivanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuivanen, not yet.
Kuivanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bradley manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Kuivanen trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Kuivanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Kuivanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bradley wants to control but Kuivanen postures up.
Kuivanen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bradley some visible discomfort.
Bradley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kuivanen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T4#
Kuivanen trying to control from Bradley's half guard. Bradley has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kuivanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuivanen throws an elbow that misses. Bradley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuivanen's guard. Nice move by Bradley!#REVR#
Kuivanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mikko Kuivanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuivanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuivanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradley is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Kuivanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Bradley slips under a jab.
Kuivanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bradley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2#
Kuivanen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kuivanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bradley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bradley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradley, not yet.
Bradley is working hard here to advance position.
Kuivanen throws an elbow that misses. Bradley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuivanen's guard. Nice move by Bradley!#REVR#
Kuivanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuivanen, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is working Kuivanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bradley is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuivanen has wrist control.
Kuivanen is trying to keep Bradley in close.
Bradley won't allow Kuivanen to sweep him here. #T1#
Bradley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuivanen's head.
Bradley throwing strikes from guard but Kuivanen blocks nicely.
Bradley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kuivanen's head.
Kuivanen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Bradley keeping full guard, as Kuivanen tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bradley is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Kuivanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley throws an elbow that misses. Kuivanen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bradley's guard. Nice move by Kuivanen!#REVB##T2#
Bradley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bradley seems keen to control Kuivanen's posture.
Bradley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuivanen.
Bradley is pulling down on Kuivanen's head. It's preventing any offense from Kuivanen, at least for the moment.
Kuivanen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kuivanen throws an elbow that misses. Bradley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuivanen's guard. Nice move by Bradley!#REVR##T3#
Kuivanen tries to strike from the bottom.
Kuivanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.
Bradley passes Kuivanen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bradley connects with a nice short shot to Kuivanen's temple.
Kuivanen wants to improve his position but Bradley is controlling well.
Kuivanen wants to control but Bradley is keeping busy.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bradley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bradley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bradley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuivanen 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!
Howard Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Bradley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Howard Bradley.
I think Kuivanen 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Kuivanen! |
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