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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smash Adams (ranked 1702 p4p, 2447 weight class) and Seppo Maki (ranked 254 p4p, 337 weight class). Adams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smash Adams' Theme. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Decent elbows
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smash Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maki.
Maki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maki misses with a right hand
and Adams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maki missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maki slips under a jab.
Adams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maki looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Adams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maki. That one must have hurt.
Adams cracks Maki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maki moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Maki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams tries to clinch there but Maki circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Maki.
Maki throws a front kick that sends Adams stumbling back into the cage.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maki.
Adams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maki's head.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Maki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adams lands with a cross.
Maki connects with a nice looking jab.
Maki lands with a hook. Adams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adams throws a poor cross that misses
letting Maki counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams misses with a jab to the body
and Maki counters with a stiff right hand.
Maki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Maki throws a low kick, looking for Adams's leg but Adams calmly moves out of range.
A lazy left from Maki finds it's target.
Maki scores with a nice right hand.
Adams with a nice calf kick.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Smash Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adams scores with a sloppy right hand. Maki should have avoided that one.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maki.
Adams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maki misses with a low kick.
Maki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Adams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Adams.
Adams moves out of range of the body kick from Maki.
Adams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maki moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Maki lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.
Maki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maki.
The fighters circling - Maki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Adams misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Maki saw that one coming.
Maki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maki thuds his shin into the meat of Adams's side.
Adams forces Maki back against the cage and clinches.
Maki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maki is trying to stall.
Maki scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adams.
Maki managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Maki controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Maki.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Adams.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Maki fails to land.
Maki is struggling to control the position.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A hook to the body from Adams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Maki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maki looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maki.
Adams tries to work over Maki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maki.
Maki'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 misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maki's brow.
Adams lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Maki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Maki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maki loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adams.
Maki misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Maki saw that one coming.
Maki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams tries to clinch up but Maki circles away and keeps his distance.
Maki looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Adams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Maki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Maki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maki moves away.
Maki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Adams is looking to chop away at Maki's legs.
Maki throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Maki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adams throws a leg kick but Maki sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Adams misses.
Maki tries a quick counter leg kick but Adams is wise to it.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Maki.
Maki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adams misses the jab.
Adams slips under a jab.
Maki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maki misses with a low kick.
Maki misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams swings widly with a right hand
and Maki counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams closes the distance but Maki moves to the side
and Maki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams misses with a hook to the body
and Maki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maki blocks a leg kick.
Maki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Maki wants to slow Adams down by chopping away at his legs.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maki throws out the jab.
Maki throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maki lands with a straight right. Adams didn't see that one coming.
Maki defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maki misses with a low kick.
Adams avoids a kick to the body.
Adams lands a head shot.
Adams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Maki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Maki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maki throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Maki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maki there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maki.
Maki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adams checks it well.
Adams is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maki.
A telegraphed right hand from Maki misses the target.
Jab, jab by Adams - just one landing.
A low kick from Adams misses
and Maki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maki throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maki throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Adams as he checks the leg kick.
Maki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams misses with a left hand
and Maki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maki.
Adams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Adams catches Maki right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Adams misses.
Maki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adams is out of range and Maki settles back down.
Maki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maki missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Maki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Maki looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Adams is looking to clinch but Maki is avoiding it.
Adams throws a lazy uppercut
and Maki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maki 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.
Maki blocks a head kick by Adams.
Maki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seppo Maki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maki throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Adams cracks Maki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki throws out a powerful jab.
Adams lands with a nice body punch.
Adams has Maki up against the cage in a clinch.
Smash Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Maki fails to land.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Maki trying to stall but Adams improves his position.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maki breaks from the clinch.
Adams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maki is looking to score with low kicks.
Good work by Adams as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maki checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Adams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maki misses the jab.
Adams tries to counter by clinching up but Maki breaks away and moves out of range.
Adams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maki throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Adams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Maki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a low kick.
Adams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams looks to clinch
and Maki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams avoids a kick to the body.
Adams scores with a nice head shot.
Adams swings for the body but Maki moves out of range.
Adams is looking to chop away at Maki's legs.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maki manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maki misses with a hook
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Maki slips the punch.
Maki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Maki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Maki counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Maki.
Maki digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Maki is just out of range.
Maki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adams.
Adams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maki looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adams is looking to control Maki's arms but Maki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adams has his back to the cage.
Maki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maki can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maki.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maki.
Smash Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Maki controls the action.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maki blocks an uppercut.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams tries a body shot but Maki blocks it.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maki backwards.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maki backwards.
Adams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maki or not.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Maki controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seppo Maki.
I've got Maki 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Maki!
During a confident post fight interview, Seppo Maki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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