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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niilo Vaaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley has chosen Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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181 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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178 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niilo Vaaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vaaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaaka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Abe Bradley has been cut.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Vaaka.
A cross from Vaaka lands.
Vaaka misses with a body shot.
Vaaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley flicks out a counter leg kick but Vaaka steps away.
Vaaka gets a clinch.
Vaaka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bradley breaks the clinch.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaaka throws a series of strikes that have Bradley backpedaling.
Vaaka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradley's head backwards.
Bradley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vaaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Bradley's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
Vaaka tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Vaaka is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Bradley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vaaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vaaka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Vaaka.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bradley.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Vaaka.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaaka tries to clinch
and Bradley counters with a low kick, right behind Vaaka 's knee.
Vaaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradley circles away quickly and effectively.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Vaaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vaaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaaka clinches.
Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Vaaka misses.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bradley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vaaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vaaka tries to clinch
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo.
Vaaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaaka throws a combination that misses
and Bradley counters with a crisp one two that drops Vaaka! Bradley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vaaka to his feet! Vaaka is in big trouble!
Vaaka is rocked!
Bradley looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Bradley backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Vaaka's temple! It sends Vaaka violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Bradley celebrates and the doctors try to help Vaaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Abe Bradley!
A victorious Abe Bradley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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