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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Yakiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakiyama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enya - Adiemus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Good 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Adamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Yakiyama!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakiyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamson tests Yakiyama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adamson throws a hook but Yakiyama avoids it easily.
Raphael Adamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakiyama is looking to clinch.
Adamson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yakiyamas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yakiyama wants to clinch.
Adamson throws a head kick but Yakiyama moves out of range.
Yakiyama blocks a low kick nicely.
Yakiyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Adamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adamson looks to throw the jab but Yakiyama is out of range.
Yakiyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adamson is looking to control Yakiyama's arms but Yakiyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adamson has his back to the cage.
Yakiyama lands an elbow just above Adamson 's eye.
It looks like Raphael Adamson has been cut.
Adamson blocks an elbow strike from Yakiyama.
Yakiyama stalling in the clinch.
Adamson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adamson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yakiyama smiles and moves away.
Adamson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yakiyama checks it well.
We've been told by Adamson's head coaches at THC playhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adamson connects with an inside leg kick.
Yakiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakiyama moves to clinch but Adamson breaks away
and Adamson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Adamson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yakiyama defending well though.
Adamson trying to pass the guard but Yakiyama defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adamson wants to take a breather but Yakiyama is having none of it.
Yakiyama is trying to maintain the position but Adamson is very close to passing his half guard.
Adamson seems to be working for a kimura but Yakiyama defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama trying to hold on to Adamson's head to control him but Adamson postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yakiyama to regain full guard.
Adamson 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.
Adamson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adamson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adamson lands a couple of elbows.
Adamson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yakiyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adamson distracts Yakiyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adamson lands a couple of digs.
Adamson slips nicely into half guard.
Adamson seems to be working for a kimura but Yakiyama defends the submission attempt.
Yakiyama is looking to control Adamson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yakiyama avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamson is keen to just control but Yakiyama is a slippery customer.
Yakiyama has one foot on Adamson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakiyama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yakiyama walks into a jab.
Yakiyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakiyama wants to clinch but Adamson slips to the side
and Adamson counters with a single leg into guard. Yakiyama didn't expect that.
Adamson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yakiyama looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yakiyama looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yakiyama!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yakiyama asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Adamson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yakiyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adamson.
Yakiyama has closed the distance and engaged Adamson in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adamson lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yakiyama throws an elbow but misses.
Adamson misses with a body punch.
Yakiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adamson throws a head punch that misses.
Yakiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yakiyama lands an elbow just above Adamson 's eye.
Adamson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yakiyama is defending well.
Adamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yakiyama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adamson up against the cage.
Yakiyama lands an elbow that stopped Adamson in his tracks for a moment.
Yakiyama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adamson as Yakiyama tries to tie him up.
Yakiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adamson blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Adamson on the inside.
Yakiyama blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adamson manages to break the clinch.
Yakiyama tries to clinch up but Adamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakiyama with a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Adamson.
Yakiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Adamson circles away.
Adamson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yakiyama moves into the clinch.
Yakiyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Yakiyama throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adamson avoids it.
Adamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yakiyama scores with a shot to the side of Adamson's head.
Yakiyama has Adamson pressed against the cage, preventing Adamson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakiyama.
Adamson misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamson lands an uppercut.
Adamson stalling in the clinch.
Adamson letting Yakiyama take a breather here.
A bit of stalling here from Adamson.
A short right from Adamson on the inside.
Adamson blocks an elbow strike from Yakiyama.
Yakiyama trying to control the position but instead, Adamson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yakiyama into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakiyama wants to stall.
Adamson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adamson is trying to drag Yakiyama to the mat but Yakiyama just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yakiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yoshi Yakiyama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yakiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adamson controlling the action here for a moment.
Adamson tries a body shot but Yakiyama blocks it.
Yakiyama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adamson is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakiyama gets an underhook and turns Adamson into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yakiyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Adamson throws a head punch that misses.
Adamson taking a breather.
Yakiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yakiyama lands an uppercut.
Raphael Adamson's cut is getting worse.
Adamson jumps guard but Yakiyama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Adamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakiyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adamson's defenses.
Adamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yakiyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adamson has Yakiyama pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yakiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adamson's brow.
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 Raphael Adamson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yakiyama tries to clinch there but Adamson circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Yakiyama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adamson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Adamson.
Yakiyama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yakiyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakiyama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adamson throws a lazy body kick
and Yakiyama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adamson connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Adamson.
Adamson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yakiyama's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakiyama wants to clinch.
Yakiyama tries to clinch but Adamson is having none of it.
Yakiyama wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakiyama throws a big shot that misses.
Yakiyama looks to land a right hand but Adamson moved out of range.
Raphael Adamson is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakiyama closes the distance and clinches.
Adamson blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yakiyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adamson wants a takedown.
Adamson tries to pull guard but Yakiyama forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Adamson has a couple of punches blocked by Yakiyama.
A nice left hand lands by Adamson.
Yakiyama misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adamson is keeping busy.
Adamson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adamson has a couple of punches blocked by Yakiyama.
Yakiyama avoiding damage.
Yakiyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Adamson lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamson breaks from the clinch.
Yakiyama 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.
Yakiyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adamson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakiyama.
Yakiyama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adamson moves out of range as Yakiyama strikes.
Adamson throws a low kick but Yakiyama avoids it.
Adamson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adamson scores with a sloppy right hand. Yakiyama should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamson missing with a left hand there. Yakiyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adamson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yakiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adamson lands a head kick. Yakiyama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yakiyama swings widly with a right hand
and Adamson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yakiyama trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Yakiyama keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adamson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoshi Yakiyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adamson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamson tries to control but Yakiyama wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamson lands with some strikes.
Yakiyama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Adamson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yakiyama is looking to escape.
The referee warns Yakiyama that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yakiyama is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Yakiyama! More shots from Adamson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Adamson!
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energy
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hype
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