Moments ago at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley made an impressive defense of his title, dominating and knocking out former world champion Brandon Rios in the 9th round. Relive all the action in FightHype's round-by-round results!
ROUND 1
Bradley comes out and fires to the body. Rios patiently stalks. Bradley lands some solid body shots and an overhand right upstairs. Two jabs land for Bradley. A couple of left hooks land for Bradley. Jab lands for Bradley. Rios tries to flurry along the ropes, but Bradley ties him up. They trade some shots on the inside. Bradley seems willing to trade and is landing the better shots. Good body shot lands for Bradley. Rios didn't like it. They trade jabs. Bradley lands a few more jabs. Nice left hook lands for Bradley and a right. Round to Bradley.
Bradley 10 Rios 9
ROUND 2
Stiff jab landing for Bradley. Rios fires to the body. Short left hook lands for Rios. Bradley fires his jab. Bradley lands a right, but he eats a 1-2 from Rios. Left hook lands for Rios upstairs. Bradley digs a left to the body. Uppercut lands for Bradley. Rios lands a nice right hook that backs Bradley up. Right lands for Rios. They trade on the inside. Nice uppercut lands for Rios. Rios lands a body shot. Better round for Rios.
Bradley 19 Rios 19
ROUND 3
They trade jabs. Nice 1-2 lands for Bradley. Bradley ties Rios up. Jab lands for Bradley. Rios tries to work the body. They trade on the inside. 1-2 lands for Bradley. Nice right lands for Bradley. Rios smiles. Bradley keeping his distance on his feet. Rios backs him up to a corner and fires some shots. Bradley lands a left hook. Rios turning up the pressure a bit. They trade body shots. Nice right lands for Bradley. Round to Bradley.
Bradley 29 Rios 28
ROUND 4
Bradley comes out firing his jab. Rios works the body. They trade on the inside. Right lands for Bradley. Rios digs to the body. They trade on the inside again. Uppercut lands for Bradley. Nice hooks land for Bradley. Rios fires to the body. Nice uppercuts land for Bradley again. Overhand right lands for Bradley. Another right from Bradley blasts through the guard of Rios. Round to Bradley.
Bradley 39 Rios 37
ROUND 5
They trade jabs to start the round. More jabs land for Bradley. They trade body shots. Solid right hand lands for Bradley. Another right lands for Bradley. Left hook lands for Bradley. Bradley really piecing Rios up right now. Rios gets in a jab. 1-2 lands for Bradley. Nice three-punch combo lands for Bradley. Round to Bradley.
Bradley 49 Rios 46
ROUND 6
Bradley jabs and circles away. Rios tries to rough him up on the inside. Bradley roughs him up back. Left hook lands for Bradley. Rios not very effective at all thus far. Solid left hook lands on the inside for Bradley. Nice combo lands for Bradley. Rios just looks confused. Bradley pieces him up on the inside again. Round to Bradley.
Bradley 59 Rios 55
ROUND 7
Bradley lands a quick combo. Rios fires some shots to the body. Bradley pops him with a left hook upstairs. Another left hook lands for Bradley. Straight right lands for Bradley. They trade some shots on the inside. Right lands upstairs for Bradley. Rios looks sluggish and isn't really offering much fire in this fight. Solid left lands for Bradley. Nice 1-2 lands for Bradley. Rios chases him down but suffocates his punches. Right lands for Bradley. Round to Bradley.
Bradley 69 Rios 64
ROUND 8
Bradley digs some hard shots to the body followed by some rights upstairs. Hard right to the body lands for Bradley. 1-2 lands for Bradley. Rios just doesn't look like he's getting any leverage on his shots. Left hook lands for Bradley. Rios throws some lazy shots to the body. Bradley trades with him on the inside. Round to Bradley.
Bradley 79 Rios 73
ROUND 9
Rios fires to the body. Bradley backs him off with a jab. Right upstairs and to the body land for Bradley. Hard right lands for Bradley. Uppercut lands for Bradley. They trade shots on the inside. Solid body shot from Bradley backs Rios up. Another hard body shot followed by an uppercut lands for Bradley and Rios is down. He's up at 9, but looks ready to go. Bradley comes in and lands a couple more body shots and down goes Rios again. That's it. The referee doesn't even bother to count.
THE WINNER BY WAY OF KO AT 2:29 OF ROUND 9...TIMOTHY BRADLEY
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