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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 4372 p4p, 7222 weight class) and Serious Dark (ranked 466 p4p, 591 weight class). Dark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beat on the beat- The Ramones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carlton Adesanya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serious Dark!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adesanya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adesanya slips under a jab from Dark.
Dark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adesanya thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dark slips a straight right by Adesanya.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
Dark lands a right hook to the body.
Dark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adesanya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dark throws a combination that misses
and Adesanya counters with a straight right hand.
Dark avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Dark throws out a counter right but Adesanya avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya clinches up with Dark and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adesanya's face.
It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adesanya's face.
Adesanya is rocked!
Dark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dark.
Dark lands with a right to the head.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adesanya takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dark has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dark missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dark.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dark.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Dark.
Dark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dark.
Dark misses with some punches.
Dark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dark misses with some punches.
Adesanya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dark lands a nice knee to the body.
Dark lands a body shot.
Adesanya is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serious Dark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dark throws an overhand right that lands on Adesanya's shoulder, as Adesanya tries to avoid the shot.
Dark lands a nice looking body shot.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adesanya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dark throws a body shot but no joy.
Dark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Dark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dark misses with a shot to the body
and Adesanya moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adesanya avoids it.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adesanya is defending well for now.
Dark can't find room to land a body shot as Adesanya controls the action.
Dark lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Dark tries to bum rush Adesanya with a series of wild strikes but Adesanya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adesanya tries to keep at a distance but Dark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dark managing to block the knees to the body from Adesanya.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but Dark keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adesanya.
Dark tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Dark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Adesanya.
Dark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark working Adesanya over with knees to the body.
Adesanya content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adesanya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dark misses with a punch on the inside.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.
Dark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Dark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adesanya blocks it with crossed arms.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya managing to block the knees to the body from Dark.
Adesanya is trying to maintain a safe position but Dark gets an underhook and turns Adesanya into the ropes.
Dark tries a knee to the head but Adesanya blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serious Dark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
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!
Adesanya scores with a kick to the body.
Dark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Dark.
Dark is looking to clinch.
Adesanya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adesanya lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dark backs up against the ropes.
Dark loads up on a big right hand but Adesanya slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Serious Dark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adesanya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adesanya lands a head kick that sends Dark down! Dark is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Adesanya is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Carlton Adesanya!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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