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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 2651 p4p, 258 weight class) and JR Adams Junior (ranked 1963 p4p, 200 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by You dropped the Bomb on me. 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.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, JR Adams Junior!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams Junior tried to score with a low kick but Cobb checks it.
Adams Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Cobb. That snapped Adams Junior's head back.
Adams Junior takes one to the side of the head.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Adams Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams Junior staying out of range there.
Adams Junior let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adams Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adams Junior, right into the meat.
Adams Junior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cobb, pushing him back against the cage.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb lands a shot to the body.
Cobb pushes Adams Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Adams Junior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobb avoids it.
Adams Junior blocks an uppercut.
Adams Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams Junior is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cobb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams Junior trying to stall but Cobb improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Cobb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cobb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adams Junior is struggling to control the position.
Cobb lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Cobb.
Adams Junior is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adams Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams Junior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cobb pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Adams Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams Junior is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cobb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cobb, as that shot connected.
Adams Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams Junior moves away.
Adams Junior avoids the body shot from Cobb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb moves away from the strike by Adams Junior.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Cobb.
Cobb tries to clinch but Adams Junior moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Cobb throws a body punch but Adams Junior moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adams Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adams Junior connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobb scrambles back to his feet.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Adams Junior moves out of range.
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams Junior.
Adams Junior has his takedown stuffed
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Semmy Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JR Adams Junior.
Adams Junior scores with a jab to the body.
Adams Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Adams Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cobb connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters with a right hand to the body.
Adams Junior wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams Junior on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adams Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Cobb, which made it look bad.
The crowd cheers as Adams Junior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cobb doesn't seem phased though.
Adams Junior loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Adams Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cobb defends it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adams Junior slips under a jab.
Adams Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Adams Junior circles away.
Cobb clinches with his opponent.
Adams Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams Junior backwards.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams Junior can do to turn this around?
Cobb stalling in the clinch.
Cobb taking a breather.
Adams Junior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams Junior manages to break the clinch.
Cobb slips under a jab from Adams Junior.
Cobb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cobb slips a jab and a cross from Adams Junior.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Adams Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Cobb has managed to clinch.
Adams Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adams Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semmy Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb clinches up against the cage.
Adams Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
A frustrated look appears on Adams Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adams Junior misses with the head strike.
Cobb leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Adams Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Adams Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adams Junior gets tackled into the cage by Cobb. Cobb maintains the clinch.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams Junior up against the cage.
Adams Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Adams Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams Junior is trying to stall.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Adams Junior.
Cobb trying to control the position but instead, Adams Junior has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cobb into the cage.
Cobb being controlled against the cage.
Adams Junior throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Adams Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams Junior manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Adams Junior working aggressively here.
Adams Junior wants a takedown.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Adams Junior avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the cage.
Adams Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams Junior has had enough of the clinch but Cobb keeps him there for the moment.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Semmy Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cobb tries to work over Adams Junior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adams Junior misses with a hook.
It looked like Cobb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adams Junior.
Cobb lands with a nice body punch.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and Adams Junior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams Junior tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cobb counters with a three punch combo that has Adams Junior backing up. Adams Junior nods at Cobb to acknowledge the strikes.
Adams Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adams Junior. Adams Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Adams Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams Junior takes one on the button.
Cobb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Adams Junior off the cage and back into range.
Adams Junior takes one to the side of the head.
Adams Junior fails to land the takedown.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Adams Junior's body.
Adams Junior lands with a straight right. Cobb didn't see that one coming.
Adams Junior takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adams Junior misses with an uppercut
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams Junior with the counter takedown but Cobb avoids it easily.
Adams Junior throws out a leg kick but Cobb moves out of range and Adams Junior only half commits.
Adams Junior misses with a looping left.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams Junior throws out the jab.
JR Adams Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb pushes Adams Junior 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!
Adams Junior pushes off an throws an elbow but Cobb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adams Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams Junior tries to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling the position.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Semmy Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams Junior flicks out a counter leg kick but Cobb steps away.
Adams Junior swinging wildly here.
Adams Junior jabs Cobb right on the nose. Cobb blinks but takes it well.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cobb duly obliges.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Adams Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adams Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Adams Junior.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Semmy Cobb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cobb connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb throws a series of strikes that have Adams Junior backpedaling.
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!
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Adams Junior throws a sloppy head kick
and Cobb counters with a right hand to the body.
Adams Junior gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
Cobb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams Junior tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Adams Junior drags the fight down to the ground.
Adams Junior has a closed guard, preventing Cobb from standing up.
Adams Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semmy Cobb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cobb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
JR Adams Junior spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries! Everyone knows that my opponent here has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs and illegal recreational drugs, so I'm confident this fight will soon be ruled a "No Contest." Thanks everyone for continuing to support those of us who fight clean.'.
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