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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Stead (ranked 3126 p4p, 371 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 24167 p4p, 642 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Stead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stead throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stead slips under a jab from Adesanya.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stead.
Stead dives in and grabs Adesanya's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adesanya pushes down on Stead's head and hops out.
Adesanya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stead at a distance.
Stead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adesanya.
Adesanya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice shot lands for Adesanya.
Adesanya fails to land with a series of punches.
Stead scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Stead tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stead has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Runts Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Adesanya looks to land a left hand but Stead moved out of range nicely.
Adesanya misses the jab.
Stead shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stead is looking to work some ground and pound but Adesanya has wrist control.
Stead showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya is pulling down on Stead's head to control his posture.
Stead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Adesanya wants to sweep here but Stead controlling him for the moment.
Adesanya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stead throws a strike but Adesanya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stead is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adesanya preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stead pulls Adesanya in close to prevent any damage.
Stead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stead is looking to sweep but instead, Adesanya has passed into half guard.
Stead wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stead is working hard here to advance position.
Stead works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stead on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stead tries to get out of the position.
Stead doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stead can't keep his opponent in guard - Adesanya advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stead wants to control but Adesanya is keeping busy.
Stead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stead missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Stead misses with a straight left.
Adesanya looks to score with a jab to the body but Stead is just out of range.
Adesanya throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Stead counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stead seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stead preventing the sweep.
Stead trying to control the position from guard on top but Adesanya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stead lands a couple of elbows.
Stead throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stead with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shane Stead will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stead darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adesanya takes a swing at Stead's ribcage but misses.
Stead ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adesanya scores with a jab. Stead acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Israel Adesanya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adesanya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stead scores with a sloppy right hand. Adesanya should have avoided that one.
Stead looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stead lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stead misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stead.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
An attempted straight right counter from Stead misses the target.
Stead lands a jab to the head.
Adesanya throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Stead wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stead throws a jab but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adesanya just misses with a punch to the body.
Stead 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a body shot.
Adesanya missing with a left hand there. Stead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.
Stead lands with a cross.
Adesanya swings for the body but Stead moves out of range.
Stead lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Adesanya coming out on top.
Stead swings for the body but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya throws a fast counter high kick but Stead manages to duck under it in time.
Good exchange - Adesanya coming out on top.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Stead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adesanya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stead moves out of range of the body kick from Adesanya.
Stead throws a body punch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya feints a counter leg kick.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses
and Stead counters with a shoot takedown. Adesanya fights it but they end up in 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!
Stead throws an elbow that misses. Adesanya uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stead's guard. Nice move by Adesanya!
Adesanya postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stead pulls Adesanya in close to his closed guard and prevents Adesanya from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shane Stead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stead not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stead is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stead trying to strike off his back.
Adesanya controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stead manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adesanya manages to get himself to full guard.
Stead postures up in Adesanya's guard and throws a big left but Adesanya blocks it.
Adesanya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stead lands a couple of digs.
Adesanya looking to control.
Stead looking to sit in guard and control but Adesanya gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya is stalling in the full guard.
Stead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stead has control of Adesanya's left arm, preventing Adesanya from doing any damage.
Adesanya trying to control the position from guard on top but Stead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Stead dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stead scores with a nice head shot.
Adesanya looks to score with a jab to the body but Stead is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adesanya.
Stead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adesanya.
Stead attempts a counter takedown but Adesanya avoids it well and moves away.
Stead misses with a two punch combination.
Adesanya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adesanya wants it to stay on the feet.
Adesanya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stead appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Adesanya there.
Adesanya throws a jab but it's blocked by Stead.
Stead lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stead moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adesanya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stead.
Stead fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adesanya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adesanya tests Stead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stead is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stead scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adesanya keeps Stead at a distance using the push kick.
Stead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adesanya moves away.
Adesanya has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stead lands a jab to the head.
Adesanya missing with a left hand there. Stead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adesanya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stead moves away.
Stead just misses with a punch to the body.
Stead closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adesanya circles away.
Stead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stead scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adesanya doesn't seem bothered though.
Adesanya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Israel Adesanya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stead scores with a one two! Adesanya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stead misses with a hook. Adesanya ducked under it nicely.
Stead moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAdesanya.
Adesanya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stead looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stead fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Stead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adesanya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stead shoots for a takedown but Adesanya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Stead misses its intended target.
Stead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adesanya blocks a jab.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Stead.
Stead looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Stead swings for the body but Adesanya moves out of range.
Nice shot by Adesanya.
It looks like Shane Stead has been cut.
Adesanya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adesanya throws out a loose jab but Stead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stead loads up on a big right hand but Adesanya slips the punch.
Adesanya tries to score with a low kick but Stead moves his leg out of the way.
Adesanya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stead misses with a hook.
Adesanya wants to slow Stead down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a body punch but Stead moves out of range.
Adesanya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stead.
Stead closes the distance and clinches up with Adesanya, looking for a takedown. Stead pushes Adesanya against the cage but Adesanya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adesanya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adesanya shapes to counter with a head kick.
Stead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adesanya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Adesanya misses.
Adesanya throws a nice looking combination but Stead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shane Stead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adesanya misses with a looping right.
Stead changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stead shoots in for a double leg but Adesanya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adesanya misses with a body kick.
Adesanya cracks Stead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adesanya takes one to the chin there.
Stead jabs at Adesanya's body.
Adesanya is looking to land body kicks.
Jab from Adesanya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stead scores with a takedown into Adesanya's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stead slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stead has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Israel Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stead's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Israel Adesanya.
I think Stead has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shane Stead!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Stead thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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