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CMMA 15 Oliveira vs Adams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matry Bones (ranked 7192 p4p, 7657 weight class) and Dolph Mercury (ranked 641 p4p, 651 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mercury's choice of entrance music: Asap ferg - Plain Jane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matry Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dolph Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury misses with a straight left.
Bones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mercury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bones gets tackled into the cage by Mercury. Mercury maintains the clinch.
Mercury misses with an elbow over the top.
Bones has had enough of the clinch but Mercury keeps him there for the moment.
Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bones moves in looking to clinch but Mercury pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Mercury on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bones.
Mercury throws an overhand right that lands on Bones's shoulder, as Bones tries to avoid the shot.
Bones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dolph Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercury misses with a looping left.
Mercury throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bones to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Bones.
Bones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Bones does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury throws an overhand right that lands on Bones's shoulder, as Bones tries to avoid the shot.
Mercury throws a body punch but Bones moves out of range.
Mercury misses with an uppercut.
Bones misses with a takedown attempt
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercury counters with a left hand that sends Bones to the canvas!
 Bones is rocked!
Mercury stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bones wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Bones looks to land a combination but Mercury avoids it well.
Mercury pushes Bones up against the cage in a clinch.
Bones blocks an elbow strike from Mercury.
Bones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mercury slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury avoiding damage.
Mercury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mercury is pushing Bones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mercury keeps control of Bones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mercury has Bones pressed against the cage, preventing Bones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bones's brow.
Mercury keeps control of Bones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mercury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bones blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Mercury.
Mercury holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mercury throws an elbow but it misses.
Bones struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercury controls his hands.
Bones blocks an elbow strike from Mercury.
Mercury pushes off an throws an elbow but Bones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercury as Bones tries to tie him up.
Mercury stops a takedown attempt from Bones.
Mercury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mercury misses with an elbow over the top.
Mercury throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Mercury - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mercury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws an elbow but it misses.
Mercury stalling in the clinch.
Mercury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bones tries to break free but Mercury pushes him back against the cage.
Bones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mercury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bones blocks an elbow strike from Mercury.
Bones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercury throws a hook to the side of Bones's head but Bones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mercury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Mercury dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mercury misses the jab.
Bones slips a straight right by Mercury.
Bones tries to counter by clinching up but Mercury breaks away and moves out of range.
Bones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mercury back to the cage. Bones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bones tries to clinch but Mercury moves away
and Mercury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Bones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mercury doesn't seem phased though.
Bones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercury throws a hook but Bones avoids it easily.
Mercury misses with a straight left.
Mercury lands with an uppercut that bounces Bones off the cage and back into range.
Mercury loads up on a big right hand but Bones slips the punch.
Bones misses with a double jab
and Bones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Mercury.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones closes the distance but Mercury moves to the side
and Mercury counters with a big uppercut that knocks Bones off his feet! Mercury dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Bones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercury decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mercury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bones manages to break the clinch.
Bones seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercury gets a clinch.
Mercury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercury.
Mercury tests Bones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercury misses with a straight right.
Bones throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercury counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mercury is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bones.
Mercury waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Bones. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Bones to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mercury gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mercury misses with a looping left.
Bones throws a series of strikes that have Mercury backpedaling.
Mercury throws the left hand but Bones avoids the punch easily.
Bones ducks straight into an uppercut from Mercury and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Bones manages to regain guard straight away.
Mercury decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bones switches off momentarily and Mercury cracks him with a monster right hand! Bones topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Mercury dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Mercury!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dolph Mercury!
Dolph Mercury decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Winchester (ranked 5296 p4p, 7494 weight class) and Ruslan Medvedov (ranked 558 p4p, 649 weight class). Ruslan Medvedov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Winchester!
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, Ruslan Medvedov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medvedov walks into a straight right hand from Winchester.
Winchester fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Medvedov on the side of the head.
Medvedov throws a chopping leg kick but Winchester manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Winchester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Medvedov is trying to maintain a safe position but Winchester gets an underhook and turns Medvedov into the cage.
Medvedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winchester.
Winchester is working Medvedov over against the cage.
Winchester misses with some punches.
Winchester misses with a body punch.
Winchester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winchester lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Winchester.
Medvedov is trying to pull guard but Winchester turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Winchester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Medvedov backwards.
Medvedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winchester lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winchester leaning against his opponent.
Winchester lands a shoulder strike.
Medvedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester lands an uppercut.
 Medvedov is rocked!
Medvedov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Winchester to keep the fight standing.
Winchester stalling against the cage.
Winchester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winchester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Medvedov backwards.
Medvedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Winchester finish him?
Winchester throws a head punch that misses.
Medvedov seems to have recovered his senses.
Winchester lands a nice uppercut.
Medvedov prevents a body shot from Winchester.
Winchester dips a shoulder and cracks Medvedov with a mighty uppercut! Medvedov falls back against the cage and Winchester unloads with a barrage of strikes! Medvedov 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 - Winchester screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Winchester!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kennedy Leigh (ranked 5903 p4p, 6564 weight class) and Ndamukong Sisqo (ranked 484 p4p, 510 weight class). Sisqo has chosen Rockstar (ft. Roddy Rich) - DaBaby as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kennedy Leigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ndamukong Sisqo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisqo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leigh did well to prevent Sisqo getting side control.
Sisqo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sisqo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sisqo is nestled in close to Leigh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sisqo lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisqo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sisqo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sisqo seems to be working for a kimura but Leigh defends the submission attempt.
Sisqo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisqo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sisqo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisqo winds up and cracks Leigh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sisqo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sisqo drops an elbow to the side of Leigh's head.
Leigh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sisqo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sisqo drops an elbow to the side of Leigh's head.
Sisqo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leigh is rocked!
Sisqo working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Leigh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leigh has hold of Sisqo's hands but Sisqo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sisqo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sisqo is thwarting Leigh's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisqo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sisqo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leigh seems to have got his legs back now.
Sisqo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sisqo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leigh is staying active underneath Sisqo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sisqo lands with a punch from half guard.
Leigh is not content to let Sisqo control the position.
Sisqo winds up and cracks Leigh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisqo content to control rather than advance.
Leigh trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sisqo is looking to take a break and control but Leigh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sisqo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leigh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sisqo wants to control from the top but Leigh keeps moving.
Sisqo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leigh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sisqo.
Sisqo trying to control the position from guard on top but Leigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sisqo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leigh shoots for a takedown but Sisqo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sisqo loads up on a big right hand but Leigh slips the punch.
Leigh ducks under a wild hook from Sisqo.
Leigh shoots in for a double leg but Sisqo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sisqo gets the takedown into side control.
Leigh is looking to regain half guard here but Sisqo keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sisqo scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Sisqo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ndamukong Sisqo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leigh doesn't manage to clinch there - Sisqo circles away.
Sisqo with the counter takedown but Leigh avoids it easily.
Sisqo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Leigh!
Leigh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sisqo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leigh some visible discomfort.
Leigh is looking to regain half guard here but Sisqo keeps moving and retains side control.
Leigh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sisqo connects with a decent elbow.
Sisqo working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisqo cracks Leigh with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sisqo immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Leigh is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sisqo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ndamukong Sisqo!
A very excited looking Ndamukong Sisqo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ashitaka Tamura (ranked 5688 p4p, 3860 weight class) and Brooke Johnson (ranked 523 p4p, 432 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ashitaka Tamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brooke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamura throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Tamura pushes him off.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Tamura circles away.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Tamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Tamura is trying to break free.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Tamura stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tamura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tamura stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamura jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson has Tamura pressed against the cage, preventing Tamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tamura breaks from the clinch.
Tamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Tamura sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Tamura avoids it this time.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tamura walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ashitaka Tamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooke Johnson.
Tamura misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tamura's efforts to push away.
Tamura wants to break free but Johnson has control.
A frustrated look appears on Tamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Tamura holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Tamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tamura uses from the top position.
Tamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tamura throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Johnson's body to avoid the submission. Johnson has instead reached around Tamura's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Johnson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brooke Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 4387 p4p, 3935 weight class) and Joe Exotic (ranked 512 p4p, 471 weight class). Exotic has chosen Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 Montreal, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Exotic feints and then cracks Bryant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryant down.
Exotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Bryant coming out on top.
Exotic looks to throw the jab but Bryant is out of range.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryant lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant throws a hook to the side of Exotic's head but Exotic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bryant moves in looking to clinch but Exotic pushes him off.
Bryant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Joe Exotic has been cut.
Kobe Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exotic scores with a jab. Bryant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Exotic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Exotic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
Exotic tries to pull guard but Bryant holds him up against the cage and eventually Exotic drops back down to his feet.
Bryant throws a punch but it's blocked by Exotic.
Exotic lands a shot to the body.
Exotic digs a right hand into Bryant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bryant's gas tank.
Bryant is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Exotic.
Bryant is trying to break the clinch but Exotic is controlling him.
Bryant is trying to force a seperation but Exotic has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Bryant misses with a two punch combination.
Exotic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bryant's head.
Bryant tries to clinch up but Exotic circles away and keeps his distance.
Bryant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Bryant tries to clinch up but Exotic circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Exotic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bryant drives through and clinches with Exotic against the cage.
Bryant scores with a shoulder strike.
Exotic successfully pulls guard.
Bryant has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Exotic is proving hard to escape from.
Exotic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Exotic has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bryant is looking to defend but Exotic has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bryant! Exotic pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bryant taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joe Exotic!
Joe Exotic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Might Lightning (ranked 3446 p4p, 4613 weight class) and Tom Skelton (ranked 434 p4p, 530 weight class). Skelton has chosen 3 9 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Might Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Skelton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skelton moves into the clinch.
Skelton landing knees to the body.
Lightning dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lightning is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Skelton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Skelton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightning is defending well for now.
Skelton landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Might Lightning has been cut.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightning avoids it.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Skelton.
Lightning taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lightning as Skelton tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning tries for a takedown but Skelton manages to get underhooks.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Skelton.
Lightning drops down looking for an ankle pick but Skelton pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Might Lightning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lightning gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lightning in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lightning has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lightning tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Skelton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lightning works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lightning prevents Skelton from escaping the position.
Skelton is being controlled here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skelton can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning cracks Skelton with a big elbow.
Lightning creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Skelton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lightning is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Skelton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lightning content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sloppy strikes there by Lightning.
Skelton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lightning tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelton is being controlled here.
Lightning is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Skelton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lightning is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Skelton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lightning postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skelton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lightning working the ground and pound from side control.
Skelton taking a bit of punishment here - Lightning scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Lightning crashes against the mat.
Lightning in side control, throwing shots but Skelton defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lightning throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lightning throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lightning happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Might Lightning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Might Lightning's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skelton clinches up with Lightning and pushes him back against the cage.
Skelton looking to throw knees to the head but Lightning is blocking nicely.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lightning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skelton can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lightning tries to score a body lock takedown but Skelton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lightning gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lightning throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skelton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lightning. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lightning frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lightning landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Skelton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lightning looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lightning lands with some strikes.
Skelton taking shots to the head.
It looks like Tom Skelton has been cut.
Lightning with shots to the head and body - Skelton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lightning content just to control the position here.
Lightning has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Lightning connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lightning is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Skelton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lightning controlling from the full mount.
Lightning seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Skelton for as long as he can get away with.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightning landing shots from mount.
Lightning tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lightning landing punches.
Lightning takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lightning has hold of Skelton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Skelton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lightning looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning lands a big elbow.
That has opened up Tom Skelton's cut even more.
Lightning cracks Skelton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lightning postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Skelton looks a forlorn figure.
The cut above Tom Skelton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Skelton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Might Lightning!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carol Baskin (ranked 3696 p4p, 3840 weight class) and Jake Summers (ranked 417 p4p, 427 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carol Baskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Summers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baskin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Summers finds it's way round the side to connect with Baskin's head.
Baskin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers lands with a right hand.
Baskin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baskin takes one to the side of the head.
Baskin dives in for a single leg takedown but Summers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Baskin wants to clinch
and Summers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baskin walks into a stiff left hand from Summers.
Baskin is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Summers moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Baskin! Summers continues to tee off on Baskin, landing with a left and a right! Summers connects with a right hand that leaves Baskin sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Summers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Summers!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jake Summers made sure he mentioned Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Warren Barton (ranked 2995 p4p, 2765 weight class) and Barack Obaminator (ranked 389 p4p, 360 weight class). Obaminator has chosen Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warren Barton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barton misses with a wild combination.
Obaminator moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Barton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obaminator lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obaminator lands an uppercut.
Barton is trying to break free.
Obaminator pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barton is posturing up here but Obaminator has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Barton tries to roll out but it's too tight and Barton has to tap! Slick submission there by Obaminator!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barack Obaminator!
Barack Obaminator is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Barack Obaminator made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Adams (ranked 3451 p4p, 1258 weight class) and Marlon Oliveira (ranked 389 p4p, 157 weight class). Marlon Oliveira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlon Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adams as he avoids it easily.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Adams.
Oliveira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adams throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira wants to counter with a clinch but Adams pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Oliveira slips a jab from Adams.
A little jabbing left from Oliveira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Adams.
Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Adams.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Oliveira effectively controlling the action here.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adams scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
I was talking to Adams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oliveira tries to stall but Adams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams cracks Oliveira with a nice body shot.
Oliveira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamal Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Oliveira.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
And Oliveira tries to counter it with a takedown but Adams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Jamal Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams is looking to wear down Oliveira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jamal Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
It seemed like Oliveira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Adams with a nice cross.
Adams scores with a jab.
Adams takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adams defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Adams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Adams pulls Oliveira in to control the position.
Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adams has control of Oliveira's left arm, preventing Oliveira from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Adams scores with a jab to the head.
Adams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira darts in trying to clinch
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Oliveira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Adams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Adams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adams throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Adams takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oliveira darts in looking for a takedown but Adams gets double underhooks and turns Oliveira into the cage.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Adams.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws an off balance right hand
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Adams works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Adams is adopting a defensive guard.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Oliveira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira looking to sit in guard and control but Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira wants to improve his position but instead Adams has moved into half guard.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oliveira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard but Adams has mounted him!
Jamal Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira is trying desperately to improve position.
Adams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliveira wants to control but Adams is having none of it.
Adams controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oliveira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Oliveira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adams's back!
Oliveira is hanging on to Adams's back as he tries to escape.
Oliveira struggling to land strikes to the head as Adams covers up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams trying to control the action but Oliveira just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Oliveira's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Adams dominated that second round.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adams misses with a shot to the body
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Adams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adams tries to get out of the position.
Adams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oliveira's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams postures up.
Oliveira controlling Adams's posture.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliveira looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Oliveira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
And Oliveira tries to counter it with a takedown but Adams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams throws a shot to the body.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a body shot.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliveira in his tracks.
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adams swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Adams.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adams won't be happy with that.
Oliveira looking to control but instead Adams has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Oliveira wants to free his trapped foot but Adams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Adams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Adams dodges it nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oliveira is pressing down on Adams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adams is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jamal Adams did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adams defends it well.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.
Oliveira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Adams.
Oliveira walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adams sprawls well. Adams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adams defends well and Oliveira ends up having to push Adams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jamal Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Oliveira.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Oliveira looks for a takedown but Adams sprawls well.
Adams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams misses with a body shot
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams pulls Oliveira in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Adams takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Oliveira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oliveira doesn't seem phased though.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams lands a lovely overhand right.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Adams as Oliveira shoots in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliveira needs to keep his hands up - Adams had a free shot at his head there.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Adams had his way with Marlon Oliveira in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Jamal Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira wants to counter the offense by Adams and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adams defends well and Oliveira ends up having to push Adams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams lands a jab to the head.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira feints the counter takedown.
Adams takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams misses with a left hand
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oliveira forces his way into half guard.
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!
Oliveira trying to mount his opponent but Adams defends it.
Adams keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Oliveira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jamal Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Adams tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
Marlon Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams is concentrating on defense, preventing Oliveira from advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Adams!
Jamal Adams is the new lightweight champion!
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