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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Sexington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Los Angeles, Samuel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Sexington!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams has managed to clinch.
Adams pulls guard.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Sexington is proving a slippery customer.
Sexington preventing the sweep.
Adams wants to stand but Sexington is controlling the position.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Sexington from controlling successfully.
Adams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sexington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sexington postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams keeping full guard, as Sexington tries to pass.
Adams wants to stand but Sexington is controlling the position.
Sexington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sexington keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams throws a series of punches but Sexington moves out of range.
Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Sexington in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sexington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samuel Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Sexington tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sexington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Sexington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams looks to land a combination but Sexington avoids it well.
Adams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sexington.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams is breathing heavily.
No luck for Sexington with that takedown attempt.
Sexington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexington throws a head kick that misses.
Sexington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Adams scores with a punch to the head.
Adams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sexington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adams somewhat.
Sexington tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams wants to clinch up but Sexington keeps it at a distance.
Adams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sexington tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Adams is in Sexington's guard.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a couple of elbows.
Sexington has a closed guard, preventing Adams from standing up.
Adams 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.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuel Adams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Adams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Adams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looks like Chad Sexington has been cut.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Adams breaks the clinch.
Adams shoots for a takedown but Sexington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adams clinches with his opponent.
Sexington stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sexington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexington blocks an elbow strike from Adams.
Sexington is trying to pull guard but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adams manages to end up in side control.
Sexington is breathing heavily.
Adams decides to stand back up.
Adams scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sexington shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sexington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Adams gets a clinch.
Adams jumps into guard, dragging Sexington to the mat.
Sexington looking to sit in guard and control but Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adams trying to control but Sexington is working from the bottom.
Sexington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams stays in close to Sexington's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Sexington keeps moving.
Adams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sexington is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Samuel Adams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sexington avoids the head kick by Adams.
Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sexington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams working the ground and pound from side control.
Samuel Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams working the body and head with strikes.
Adams takes a little break here. Sexington wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexington is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sexington trying to remain calm as Adams controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Adams stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Sexington's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Adams gets the takedown into side control.
Adams cracks Sexington with a big elbow.
Adams is staying tight to Sexington's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sexington can do to turn this around?
Sexington is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adams off and has taken his back!
Adams tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Adams tries to lock up and control but Sexington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adams avoids a strike by Sexington and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Sexington's guard! Fantastic escape!
Sexington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sexington looking for subs off his back but Adams has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams stands up out of the half guard.
Adams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sexington sprawls well initially but Adams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adams in particular looking to stall.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Adams is looking for a kimura but Sexington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adams to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams drops an elbow to the side of Sexington's head.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Adams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams wants to take a breather but Sexington is having none of it.
Adams slows the pace down in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sexington wants to get back to full guard but Adams has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams scoring with strikes but Sexington is staying in there.
Adams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Adams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams cracks Sexington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sexington is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.
Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a big shot there that rocks Sexington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Adams landing punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sexington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams with the ground and pound from mount.
Adams looking to control but Sexington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams landing punches.
Sexington is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams scoring with strikes but Sexington is staying in there.
Chad Sexington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuel Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sexington is still in real trouble! Can Adams finish him?
Adams controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Samuel Adams!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Samuel Adams!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Samuel Adams!
Samuel Adams wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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