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DFC 6: Adams vs. Senna PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Solomon Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grundy lands a nice shot to the body.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Grundy.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Grundy.
Ryan McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - McCarthy coming out on top.
Grundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from McCarthy.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grundy was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
Grundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Grundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grundy throwing a counter right hand but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
Grundy misses with an uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCarthy cracks a nice hook into Grundy's ribs.
Grundy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grundy.
Grundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy scores with a leg kick.
McCarthy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCarthy.
Grundy tries to clinch up but McCarthy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looks to land a combination but Grundy avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Grundy misses its target.
Grundy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCarthy. McCarthy obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Grundy misses the shot to the body.
McCarthy throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Grundy counter with a right hand.
McCarthy throws a right and a left that Grundy avoids nicely.
McCarthy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grundy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCarthy thinking.
Grundy moves away from the strike by McCarthy.
It looked like Grundy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grundy is just out of range.
Grundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarthy.
McCarthy scores with a head kick. Grundy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grundy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grundy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCarthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grundy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from McCarthy misses.
Grundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grundy manages to avoid it.
Grundy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grundy blocks a jab.
Grundy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Grundy misses.
Grundy ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
Grundy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCarthy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from McCarthy misses
letting Grundy counter with a right hand.
McCarthy takes a swing at Grundy's ribcage but misses.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grundy manages to avoid it.
Grundy lands the left hand.
McCarthy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grundy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grundy lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Grundy as he checks the leg kick.
McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Grundy is out of range.
As McCarthy tries to get set, Grundy tries to push him back and clinch up but McCarthy manages to avoid the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Grundy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McCarthy jabs Grundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grundy tries to clinch up.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grundy.
McCarthy misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCarthy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grundy lands with a shot to the body.
Grundy looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarthy is just out of range.
A nice side step and McCarthy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grundy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grundy misses with a hook. McCarthy ducked under it nicely.
McCarthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grundy.
Nice straight punches there by McCarthy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCarthy.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Grundy.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grundy lands with a nice combination. McCarthy backs away looking to recover.
McCarthy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grundy misses with a body shot.
Grundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarthy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy throws a lazy uppercut
and Grundy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCarthy 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 Grundy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grundy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCarthy takes one on the button.
McCarthy digs a good body shot into Grundy's ribs.
McCarthy works Grundy's body with a nice hook.
McCarthy throws a front kick aimed at Grundy's knee but Grundy avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Grundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grundy is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCarthy.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grundy.
No joy there for McCarthy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCarthy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grundy swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Grundy moves out of range.
Grundy lands with an uppercut that bounces McCarthy off the cage and back into range.
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!
McCarthy slips under a jab.
McCarthy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grundy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grundy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grundy tries to clinch but McCarthy is having none of it.
Grundy wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCarthy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCarthy swings for the body but Grundy moves out of range.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grundy.
Grundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarthy misses with a body punch
and Grundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grundy.
McCarthy takes a swing at Grundy's ribcage but misses.
McCarthy throws out a leg kick but Grundy moves out of range and McCarthy only half commits.
McCarthy fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a shot from downtown. Grundy moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Grundy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
Grundy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick by McCarthy misses
and Grundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Grundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grundy 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 McCarthy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCarthy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCarthy is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Grundy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCarthy throws a series of punches but Grundy moves out of range.
Grundy swings widly with a right hand
and McCarthy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grundy cracks McCarthy with a good jab.
A shot to the body from McCarthy misses
and Grundy moves into the clinch.
Grundy just leaning against McCarthy, taking a breather.
McCarthy tries to stall but Grundy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCarthy breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Solomon Grundy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Grundy.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Grundy misses with a two punch combination.
McCarthy lands with a slapping head kick.
McCarthy misses with a low kick as Grundy jumps back.
McCarthy misses with a two punch combination.
Grundy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grundy lands a nice looking body shot.
Grundy throws a shot from downtown. McCarthy moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Grundy misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCarthy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grundy with a body shot.
Grundy loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Grundy as he connects with a hook.
Grundy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCarthy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grundy.
Grundy cracks McCarthy with a good jab.
Grundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
McCarthy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grundys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grundy lands with a nice combination. McCarthy backs away looking to recover.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCarthy there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy swings for the body but Grundy moves out of range.
McCarthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarthy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Grundy.
Grundy checks a low kick from McCarthy.
McCarthy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grundy eats them both and turns towards McCarthy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grundy moves in looking to clinch but McCarthy pushes him off.
Grundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCarthy scores with a one two! Grundy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grundy checks a leg kick.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Grundy moves out of range.
It looked like Grundy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCarthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grundy is looking for a counter combo.
McCarthy misses with a looping left.
McCarthy tries to keep at a distance but Grundy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grundy tries to work over McCarthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Grundy misses.
Grundy darts in and clinches McCarthy up against the cage.
Grundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCarthys head.
McCarthy tries to break the clinch but Grundy is controlling the position.
McCarthy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on McCarthy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Grundy is controlling him.
McCarthy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grundy has McCarthy pressed against the cage, preventing McCarthy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grundy swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy throws an off balance right hand
and Grundy counters with a straight right hand.
Grundy loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCarthy! But no joy.
McCarthy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grundy avoids the head kick by McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grundy connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy throws a right hand that Grundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Grundy also avoids with ease.
McCarthy throws a leg kick
and Grundy counters with a straight right hand.
Grundy looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarthy is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan McCarthy.
I think McCarthy 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
Alves shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alves avoids the body shot from Tyler.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Tyler throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyler misses with a body shot.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Tyler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Igor Alves has been cut.
Alves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyler cracks Alves with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tyler regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Tyler won't allow Alves to sweep him here.
Tyler advances position into side control!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Tyler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alves throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tyler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alves tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Tyler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Tyler has a good base and remains in mount.
Tyler controlling from the full mount.
Tyler is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alves is surviving well by controlling Tyler's body position as best he can.
Tyler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alves tries to improve his position but Tyler has taken his back! Tyler has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Alves tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Tyler pushes Alves away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Tyler!
Jake Tyler thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masereka Gaeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonnell comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masereka Gaeez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaeez misses with a low kick.
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonnell.
McDonnell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaeez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonnell scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaeez looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Gaeez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gaeez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Masereka Gaeez has been cut.
Gaeez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick. Gaeez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell throws a lazy head kick
and Gaeez counters with a single leg into guard. McDonnell didn't expect that.
McDonnell has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gaeez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeez misses with the head strike.
McDonnell breaks the clinch.
Gaeez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gaeez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonnell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaeez's hands.
McDonnell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gaeez misses with a two punch combination.
McDonnell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gaeez just manages to avoid it.
Rory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell scores with a head kick. Gaeez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gaeez is rocked!
Gaeez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McDonnell. That one must have hurt.
Gaeez looks winded!
A head kick by McDonnell - that's a beauty! Gaeez is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even McDonnell can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rory McDonnell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rory McDonnell waved his t-shirt featuring HERITAGE! (message for laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquez comes into the arena with Rey de la Selva blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dante Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Ken!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ken shoots in but no luck this time.
Marquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ken.
Ken lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ken cracks a nice hook into Marquez's ribs.
Marquez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ken looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ken sneaks out the side door and pushes Marquez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Marquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ken counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ken trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ken stays in close to Marquez's body and controls the position.
Ken's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Marquez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ken off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ken with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ken scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marquez throws Ken to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ken dives in and grabs Marquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marquez pushes down on Ken's head and hops out.
Dante Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Ken.
Ken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marquez. Marquez obviously looking to wear him down.
Marquez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ken's guard.
Marquez postures up and lands a big shot to Ken's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez chips away with some ground and pound.
Marquez is looking to work some ground and pound but Ken has wrist control.
Ken wants to sweep here but Marquez controlling him for the moment.
Ken has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Marquez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ken.
Ken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ken is defended easily by Marquez.
Marquez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ken looks winded!
Marquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ken but Ken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've been told by Marquez's head coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown but Ken shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marquez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ken circles away.
A lazy left from Marquez finds it's target.
Marquez gets caught flat footed, as Ken shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ken's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ken trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Marquez is wriggling around but Ken manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ken working Marquez over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ken lands a nice short elbow.
Ken gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ken fails with a takedown attempt.
Marquez misses with a takedown attempt - Ken sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ken gets a double leg takedown into Marquez's guard.
Marquez pushes Ken off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Ken will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marquez tries to avoid it but Ken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marquez to the ground. Marquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marquez fails with the takedown.
Ken throws out a counter right but Marquez avoids it with no problem.
Marquez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ken avoids it really well and circles away.
Ken tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ken gets a double leg takedown into Marquez's guard.
Ken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ken throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson Ken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marquez wants to sweep here but Ken controlling him for the moment.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Ken from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is trying to keep Ken in close.
Marquez has momentary wrist control but Ken slips an elbow through the middle.
Ken controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ken misses with a takedown attempt - Marquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Marquez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ken.
Ken tries to sprawl but Marquez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ken is looking to control Marquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ken avoid being mounted?
Ken taking some punishment here, with Marquez in his half guard.
Ken moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ken will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ken.
Dante Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Ken.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown but Ken shows good takedown defense.
Ken throws a right and a left that Marquez avoids nicely.
Marquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marquez fails with the takedown.
Ken wants to counter the offense by Marquez and move into the clinch position.
No joy there for Marquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marquez gets caught napping as Ken dives in and scores a takedown. Marquez manages to retain guard.
Ken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ken wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ken working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marquez can't keep his opponent in guard - Ken advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ken passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ken landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Ken 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!
Marquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Marquez darts in looking for a takedown but Ken gets double underhooks and turns Marquez into the cage.
Ken darts in looking for a takedown but Marquez gets double underhooks and turns Ken into the cage.
Ken shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marquez is trying to defend but Ken finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ken stalling.
Ken trying to control from half guard but Marquez is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ken lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ken preventing the sweep.
Ken distracts Marquez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ken controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ken stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice sprawl there from Ken as Marquez shoots in.
Ken shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ken throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marquez's waist but Marquez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ken off to one side.
Marquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ken rushes Marquez and presses him up against the cage.
Ken pulls guard.
Ken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ken is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ken is looking for a triangle but Marquez pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken controls Marquez momentarily but Marquez frees himself.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA St Petersburg inform us that Ken has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Marquez wants to stand but Ken is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marquez chips away with some ground and pound.
Marquez throwing strikes but missing.
Ken lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ken gets to his feet. Marquez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez looking to score a takedown here. Ken is defending well but Marquez drives through and ends up in Ken's guard.
Ken wriggles free and stands up.
Ken shoots for a double leg takedown but Marquez sprawls well. He's pushed Ken's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ken unleashes a big counter combination but Marquez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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!
Ken clinches up against the cage.
Dante Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken pulls guard.
Ken keeping moving, preventing Marquez from controlling successfully.
Ken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marquez defends well.
Marquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Ken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ken winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Ken!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Buttler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cao Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Buttler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Buttler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cao Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen leaves Buttler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nguyen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Buttler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nguyen to the ground. Buttler is now in Nguyen's guard.
Buttler drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Buttler as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Nguyen screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Buttler! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kevin Buttler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Zajcev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Luzkhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Zajcev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolay Luzkhin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zajcev tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Luzkhin counter with a right hand.
Zajcev shoots in for a double leg but Luzkhin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luzkhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luzkhin jabs at Zajcev's body.
Zajcev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Luzkhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luzkhin lands a right hook to the body.
Zajcev moves into range and clinches up with Luzkhin.
Luzkhin throws a head punch that misses.
Luzkhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzkhin avoids a wild elbow strike from Zajcev.
Zajcev scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Luzkhin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzkhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Zajcev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzkhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zajcev is rocked!
A short uppercut from Zajcev.
A shot in the inside from Luzkhin.
Oh Zajcev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zajcev taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzkhin.
A short left from Luzkhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajcev working aggressively here.
Luzkhin dips a shoulder and cracks Zajcev with a mighty uppercut! Zajcev falls back against the cage and Luzkhin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zajcev is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Luzkhin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolay Luzkhin!
Nikolay Luzkhin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yordan Andonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aubrey Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yordan Andonov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aubrey Graham's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yordan Andonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aubrey Graham!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonov shoots in and drives through. Graham sprawls well.
Andonov dives in and grabs Graham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes down on Andonov's head and hops out.
Andonov shoots in looking for a takedown but Graham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andonov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yordan Andonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham lands a jab to Andonov's midsection.
Graham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andonov defends it nicely.
Graham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andonov.
Andonov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andonov showed some decent athleticism there.
Graham wants to improve his position but Andonov is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham taking some punishment here, with Andonov in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andonov.
Graham wants to get back to his feet.
Graham is concentrating on defense, preventing Andonov from advancing position.
Andonov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andonov throwing shots but Graham is blocking nicely.
Graham keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Graham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Graham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andonov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Graham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andonov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andonov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andonov is thwarting Graham's attempts to control the position.
Andonov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graham defending well though.
Graham is looking for a sweep. Andonov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andonov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graham tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Graham instigates a clinch.
Graham breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Andonov. No joy for Graham on that attempt.
Graham takes a swing at Andonov's ribcage but misses.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham.
Andonov tries to counter with a takedown but Graham is quick to defend against it.
Andonov shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense.
Graham feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonov tries for a takedown but Graham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Graham shoots in and drives through. Andonov sprawls well.
Graham shoots in looking for a takedown. Andonov tries to sprawl out of it but Graham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andonov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham looks winded!
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andonov's waist but Andonov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
Andonov has been working on his balance at Wolves Den $200 Elite Circuits, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Graham.
Graham misses with a takedown
and Andonov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Andonov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andonov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Graham has managed to free his arm - good work.
Andonov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yordan Andonov 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.
Graham leaves Andonov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graham leaves Andonov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graham looks for a takedown but Andonov sprawls well.
Andonov tries for a takedown but Graham circles away easily
and Graham counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Andonov!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yordan Andonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andonov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Andonov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Graham!
Andonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Graham is breathing heavily.
Andonov landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham tries to reverse the position but Andonov maintains control.
Graham is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Andonov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Andonov landing strikes from the mount and Graham is in trouble!
Andonov unloading with bombs!
Andonov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Graham tries to hold on but Andonov postures up.
Andonov throwing strikes here but Graham is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Yordan Andonov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonov landing strikes from the mount.
Graham is rocked!
Graham tries to hold on but Andonov postures up.
Andonov lands a big elbow.
Graham is still in real trouble! Can Andonov finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andonov lands a big elbow - Graham is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Graham is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yordan Andonov!
Yordan Andonov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Senna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's entrance music is Thom Pace - Maybe. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Senna!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Senna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Senna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Senna.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Senna lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adams takes a step back to recover.
Senna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Senna throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Adams misses the target.
Senna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Senna scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick there by Senna.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Senna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Senna. Adams shrugs it off though.
Senna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Senna misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Adams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Senna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Senna fakes the leg kick and cracks Adams in the body.
Adams is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senna looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
It looked like Adams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adams scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Senna misses with a straight right.
Senna walks into a stiff left hand from Adams.
Adams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Senna throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams slips under a jab.
Senna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Senna misses with a straight left.
Senna lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adams takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Senna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Senna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Senna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Senna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Adams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Adams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Senna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adams scrambles back to his feet.
Senna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Senna feints and then cracks Adams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams down.
Rafael Senna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senna drops Adams with a beautiful combination! Adams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Senna is looking for the KO!
It looks like James Adams has been cut.
Senna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Senna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Senna misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Senna!
Nice shot lands for Adams.
A combination from Senna does no damage.
A good leg kick by Senna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senna lands a leg kick that knocks Adams off balance momentarily.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Senna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Senna throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Adams cracks Senna with an open hand slap.
Adams takes one on the button.
A jab from Adams finds it's way through Senna's defenses.
Senna misses the jab.
Senna throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Senna misses with a straight left.
Adams scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Senna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adams scores with a nice strike.
Senna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Senna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Senna throws the kick towards the body but Adams avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senna throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Adams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adams drives through and clinches with Senna against the cage.
Senna wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Senna tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
A jab from Senna misses.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams is looking to counter punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams lands a nice shot that snaps Senna's head back.
Adams moves into the clinch.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Senna prevents a body shot from Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Senna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Adams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Senna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Senna bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Senna defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Adams.
Senna lands a jab to the nose.
Senna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Senna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Senna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Senna cracks the inside of Adams's front leg.
Senna misses with a kick to the body.
Senna connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams looks to land a right hand but Senna moved out of range.
Senna looks to throw a body kick
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Senna misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Senna tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Senna drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Adams.
Adams tries to work over Senna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Senna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Senna or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Adams.
Senna is breathing heavily.
Adams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Senna tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
James Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Senna.
Adams lands a body shot.
Adams gets through Senna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Senna letting Adams take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Adams.
Senna goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adams prevents it.
Adams gets underhooks to prevent Senna's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Adams - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Adams.
Adams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adams pushes Senna back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Senna's head.
Senna is rocked!
Senna has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Senna is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Adams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Senna or not.
Senna has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Senna can turn it around.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adams cracks Senna with a nice body shot.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams pushes Senna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Adams.
Senna tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
Adams drops Senna onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Senna is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Senna tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
Rafael Senna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Adams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Adams! Senna is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Adams!
James Adams retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James Adams waved his t-shirt featuring HERITAGE! (message for laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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