PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Craftt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Adabisi
vs
Craftt

157 cm
30
140 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

165 cm
26
145 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Craftt!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craftt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Adabisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Craftt wants to counter with a clinch but Adabisi pushes him away.

Craftt clinches up with Adabisi and pushes him back against the cage.
Adabisi lands an uppercut.
Adabisi lands with a light punch inside.
Adabisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adabisi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craftt has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Adabisi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Craftt lands an elbow just above Adabisi 's eye.
Craftt trying to stall but Adabisi improves his position.
Adabisi is trying to push Craftt away but Craftt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adabisi wants to break free but Craftt has control.
Craftt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adabisi's elbow.
Adabisi lands with a left to the head.
Craftt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adabisi avoiding damage as Craftt throws knees to the body.
Craftt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adabisi is trying to break the clinch but Craftt has him pressed against the cage.
Adabisi managing to block the knees to the body from Craftt.
Adabisi gets through Craftt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craftt letting Adabisi take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adabisi avoids it.
Craftt lands an elbow inside.
Adabisi lands a hook that snaps the head of Craftt backwards.
Craftt tries to land knees in the clinch but Adabisi avoids the damage to the body.

Adabisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adabisi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Craftt.
Craftt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Craftt's coach down at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Craftt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Martin Craftt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Craftt darts in and clinches Adabisi up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Craftt fails to land.
Craftt crunches a lovely knee into Adabisi's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Craftt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adabisi's brow.
Adabisi takes an elbow to the temple.
Adabisi pushes Craftt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adabisi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adabisi wants to break free but Craftt has control.
Craftt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adabisi is defending well for now.

Adabisi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves away
and Adabisi counters with a three punch combo that has Craftt backing up. Craftt nods at Adabisi to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adabisi keeps the fight on the outside.
Craftt is looking to clinch.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adabisi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Craftt manages to circle out of the way.
Craftt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves away
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craftt darts in trying to clinch
and Adabisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craftt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adabisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
Craftt wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi misses with the combination.
Adabisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Craftt.
Adabisi throws a hook but Craftt blocks it.
Adabisi keeps the fight on the outside.
Adabisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Craftt.
Craftt tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Adabisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Craftt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adabisi counters with a left and a right that stings Craftt.
Adabisi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Craftt doesn't seem bothered though.
Adabisi throws a jab when Craftt was well out of range.
Craftt tries to clinch there but Adabisi circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Craftts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch but Adabisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adabisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craftt closes the distance but Adabisi moves to the side
and Adabisi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Craftt thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craftt looks to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adabisi keeps the fight on the outside.
Craftt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adabisi is looking for a counter combo.
Craftt tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craftt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adabisi is looking for a counter combo.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves away
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
Craftt wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Craftt moves to clinch but Adabisi breaks away
and Adabisi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craftt tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Adabisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Craftt is looking to clinch.
Craftt tries to clinch there but Adabisi circles away.
Good exchange - Adabisi coming out on top.
Craftt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craftt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adabisi throws a looping overhand right but Craftt ducks down to avoid it.
Martin Craftt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craftt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Craftt moves into the clinch successfully.
Adabisi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adabisi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adabisi swings wildly with an uppercut but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adabisi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt lands with a short shot to the head.
Adabisi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Craftt backwards.
Adabisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Craftt.
Adabisi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Craftt can do to turn this around?
Craftt misses with an elbow strike.
Craftt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adabisi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Craftt backwards.
Adabisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Adabisi.
Adabisi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craftt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Craftt landing knees to the head.
Adabisi scores with a shot to the side of Craftt's head.
Craftt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adabisi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adabisi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Craftt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adabisi as Craftt tries to tie him up.
Adabisi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adabisi tries to break free but Craftt pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adabisi breaks from the clinch.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adabisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Adabisi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Craftt.
Craftt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adabisi is looking for a counter combo.
Adabisi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Craftt tries to clinch there but Adabisi circles away.
Adabisi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Craftt wants to clinch.
Adabisi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Craftt closes the distance but Adabisi moves to the side
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adabisi scores with a jab to the body.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Adabisi lands a glancing blow to the side of Craftt's head.
Craftt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Craftt takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Craftt is rocked!
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craftt is still on wobbly legs! Can Adabisi finish him?
Craftt moves to clinch but Adabisi breaks away
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craftt slips a jab from Adabisi.
Craftt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Craftt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Craftt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adabisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Craftt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
Adabisi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adabisi misses with a wild combination.
Craftt seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craftt is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.
Adabisi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Craftt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adabisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craftt darts in trying to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
Adabisi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adabisi counters with a left and a right that stings Craftt.
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!
Adabisi misses with a straight left.
Adabisi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Craftt forces Adabisi back against the cage and clinches.
Adabisi is trying to break the clinch but Craftt is controlling him.
Craftt tries to throw a body punch but Adabisi avoids it by throwing Craftt back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adabisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Craftt.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch but Adabisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adabisi misses with a wild body shot.
Craftt is looking to clinch.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
Craftt dodges the punch combination from Adabisi.
Craftt tries to counter with a clinch but Adabisi shakes him off and moves away.
Craftt closes the distance but Adabisi moves to the side
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt wants to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Craftt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adabisi counters with a left and a right that stings Craftt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch but Adabisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch but Adabisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adabisi cracks Craftt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Adabisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adabisi keeps the fight on the outside.
Adabisi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Craftt.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
Craftt slips a straight right by Adabisi.
Craftt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craftt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Adabisi misses its target.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Craftt tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Craftt closes the distance and clinches.
Craftt lands an elbow inside.
Craftt presses Adabisi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Craftt lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Craftt fails to land.
Adabisi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Craftt lands an elbow inside that Adabisi shrugs off.
Martin Craftt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Craftt lands an elbow that stopped Adabisi in his tracks for a moment.
Adabisi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adabisi is looking to break free of the clinch but Craftt has double underhooks.
Craftt lands a nice elbow.
Craftt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adabisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Craftt lands an elbow that stopped Adabisi in his tracks for a moment.
Craftt trying to control the position but instead, Adabisi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Craftt into the cage.
Adabisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Craftt won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adabisi has a couple of punches blocked by Craftt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Craftt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adabisi's brow.
A right hand to the body from Adabisi.
Craftt blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adabisi.
Adabisi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Craftt.
Adabisi lands an uppercut.

Adabisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Adabisi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Craftt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adabisi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adabisi throws a hook but Craftt avoids it easily.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Craftt tries to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Craftt fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.

Craftt has Adabisi up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adabisi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Craftt tries to land knees in the clinch but Adabisi avoids the damage to the body.
Craftt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adabisi is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Adabisi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Craftt.
Craftt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adabisi's efforts to push away.
Craftt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adabisi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi clearly takes that round.
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.

Craftt avoids the body shot from Adabisi.
Craftt moves in looking to clinch but Adabisi pushes him off.
Adabisi throwing a counter right hand but Craftt manages to avoid it.
Craftt is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.
Adabisi throws a big shot that misses.
Craftt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adabisi.
Craftt is looking to clinch.
Adabisi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Craftt wants to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Craftt tries to clinch up.
It looked like Adabisi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Adabisi gets tackled into the cage by Craftt. Craftt maintains the clinch.
Adabisi can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Craftt.
Adabisi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Craftt backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adabisi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craftt trying to control the position but instead, Adabisi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Craftt into the cage.
Craftt has Adabisi pressed against the cage, preventing Adabisi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adabisi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adabisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adabisi misses with a punch to the body.
Craftt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Craftt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Craftt lands an elbow just above Adabisi 's eye.
Adabisi tries to circle away but Craftt has him pinned against the cage.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adabisi avoids it.
Craftt presses Adabisi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adabisi has had enough of the clinch but Craftt keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Craftt.
Craftt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Craftt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Craftt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adabisi as Craftt tries to tie him up.
Craftt tries a knee to the head but Adabisi blocks it.
Adabisi is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Craftt.
Craftt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adabisi working hard to break the clinch.
Adabisi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adabisi lands a nice uppercut.
Craftt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craftt.
Craftt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adabisi lands a left hand.
Adabisi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Craftt throws a knee to the head but misses.

Adabisi breaks from the clinch.
Craftt is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.
Adabisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adabisi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Craftt tries to clinch there but Adabisi circles away.
Craftt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Craftt clinches up with Adabisi and pushes him back against the cage.

Adabisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craftt walks into a left hand.
Craftt is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craftt wants to clinch.
Craftt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craftt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Craftt wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Craftt darts in and clinches Adabisi up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Craftt.
Adabisi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Craftt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Martin Craftt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Craftt closes the distance and clinches.
Adabisi lands with a light punch inside.
Adabisi tries to break free but Craftt pushes him back against the cage.
Adabisi misses with a punch on the inside.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adabisi avoids it.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
Craftt throws a head punch that misses.
Craftt working aggressively here.
Craftt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Adabisi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craftt tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Craftt instigates a clinch.
Adabisi can't find room to land a body shot as Craftt controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Adabisi on the inside.
Craftt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Craftt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Craftt.
Craftt takes a shot to the head.
Adabisi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craftt misses with a knee to the head.
Craftt lands an elbow that stopped Adabisi in his tracks for a moment.
Adabisi avoiding damage as Craftt throws knees to the body.
Adabisi pushes Craftt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adabisi slowing the pace effectively.
Craftt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adabisi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Craftt backwards.
Adabisi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Craftt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Craftt throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt throws an elbow that misses.
Craftt tries to land knees in the clinch but Adabisi avoids the damage to the body.

Adabisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi is having none of it.
Adabisi lands with an overhand left.
Adabisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Craftt.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves away
and Adabisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Craftt tries to clinch up.
Craftt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craftt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adabisi throwing a counter right hand but Craftt manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Craftt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adabisi digs a good body shot into Craftt's ribs.
Craftt tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftt tries to clinch there but Adabisi circles away.
Adabisi tries to counter by clinching up but Craftt breaks away and moves out of range.

Adabisi gets tackled into the cage by Craftt. Craftt maintains the clinch.
Craftt tries to throw a body punch but Adabisi avoids it by throwing Craftt back against the cage.
Craftt wants to stall.
Adabisi is looking to control Craftt's arms but Craftt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adabisi has his back to the cage.
Craftt landing knees to the head.
Adabisi lands a right hand.
Craftt lands a damaging elbow.
Adabisi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adabisi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Craftts head.
Craftt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adabisi's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Craftt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Craftt tries to land knees in the clinch but Adabisi avoids the damage to the body.
Craftt lands an elbow that stopped Adabisi in his tracks for a moment.
Adabisi misses with some punches.
Martin Craftt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adabisi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Craftt lands an elbow inside that Adabisi shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Craftt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adabisi's brow.
Craftt lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Craftt.
Simon Adabisi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Craftt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adabisi's face.
Craftt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Craftt looking to stall.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
Adabisi working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Martin Craftt.
I think Adabisi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adabisi!
Simon Adabisi retains his bantamweight title!