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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Tonon (ranked 5733 p4p, 5333 weight class) and Jamal Adams (ranked 525 p4p, 507 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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Good takedowns
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Tonon!
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, Jamal Adams!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adams as he jumps to the side.
Tonon dives in for a single leg takedown but Adams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Adams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tonon.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Tonon on that attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Adams misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Tonon. 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.
Tonon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Tonon gets an underhook and turns Adams into the cage.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon jumps guard but Adams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Adams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonon jumps guard and drags Adams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tonon has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.
Tonon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Adams passes into half guard.
Tonon tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Tonon actively working from the bottom here.
Adams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Adams is going to stand back up.
Tonon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tonon 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!
Tonon looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Adams is controlling Tonon 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Adams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams 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.
Tonon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Adams uses it to pass to side control.
Adams gets to mount! Tonon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've been informed that Adams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Adams controlling the position easily from mount.
Tonon is trying to escape the mount.
Adams controlling from the full mount.
Tonon tries to hold on but Adams pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams controlling the position easily from mount.
Tonon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tonon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tonon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tonon trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamal Adams will probably get the nod.
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.
Tonon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tonon pulls guard effortlessly.
Tonon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Tonon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Adams uses it to pass to side control.
Tonon gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Adams seems content to control.
Adams is thwarting Tonon's attempts to control the position.
Tonon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tonon manages to get to full guard.
Tonon is looking for a triangle here but Adams uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tonon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tonon trying to control from the bottom.
Tonon is trying to get back to full guard.
Tonon actively working from the bottom here.
Tonon is trying to get back to full guard.
Tonon gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tonon working for submissions but it's allowed Adams to get to half guard.
Tonon looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams is taking a breather. Tonon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tonon is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tonon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tonon has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Adams escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Adams!
Tonon is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Tonon's face as Adams controls the position.
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 Damian Tonon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tonon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adams counters by moving into the clinch.
Tonon avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Tonon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams misses with an elbow over the top.
Adams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonon avoids it.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tonon is defending well for now.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Tonon controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tonon avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonon.
Adams pushes off an throws an elbow but Tonon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams up against the cage.
Tonon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams up against the cage.
Tonon has Adams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tonon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tonon tries to pull guard but Adams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tonon slowing the pace effectively.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Tonon blocks the elbow strike.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Tonon avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tonon blocks an elbow strike from Adams.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonon avoids it.
Jamal Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Tonon avoids the damage to the body.
Adams landing knees to the body.
Tonon is looking to control Adams's arms but Adams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tonon has his back to the cage.
Adams misses with an elbow over the top.
Tonon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adams taking a breather.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Tonon.
Tonon managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with some punches.
Tonon is trying to push Adams away but Adams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tonon tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
Tonon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams keeps control of Tonon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Tonon manages to pull guard.
Tonon looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonon, not yet.
Adams controlling from the top position.
Damian Tonon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tonon working for a triangle but Adams defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon working for a triangle but Adams defends it easily.
Adams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonon working for submissions but it's allowed Adams to get to half guard.
Tonon looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jamal Adams!
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energy
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RATING
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