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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Bradley is avoiding it.
Bradley has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bradley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Bradley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie cracks Bradley with a nice body shot.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bradley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Bradley is blocking nicely.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Bradley is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Bradley has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Gracie tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bubba Gracie has been cut.
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradley lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Bradley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Bradley's knee but Bradley avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bradley checks it well.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Bradley clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Bradley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Bradley checks a leg kick.
Bradley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Bradley circles away.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.
Abe Bradley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bradley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Gracie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bradley counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Bradley checks it
and Bradley counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bradley!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Bradley's legs.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Bradley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradley slips a straight right by Gracie.
Bradley darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Bradley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley has managed to clinch.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Bradley.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Bradley.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Bradley is avoiding it.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Bradley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Bradley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bradley clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bradley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bradley breaks the clinch.
Gracie lands a jab to Bradley's midsection.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Bubba Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bradley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Bradley counters with a head kick that drops Gracie to the mat! Gracie scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie misses with a low kick as Bradley jumps back.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
Abe Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Bradley Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Gracie is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abe Bradley!
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