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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harley Bird (ranked 24881 p4p, 4355 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adesanya has chosen Israel Adesanya Entrance Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Harley Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird misses with a double jab.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bird throws a front kick aimed at Adesanya's knee but Adesanya avoids it well.
Adesanya replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bird blocks it well.
Bird misses with a double jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adesanya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bird has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bird and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bird keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Adesanya looks to move away, Bird throws a big counter combo but Adesanya just gets out of the way.
Adesanya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adesanya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adesanya.
Bird lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird misses with a two punch combination.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird throws a head kick that misses
and Adesanya counters by clinching up.
Bird misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adesanya lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bird looking to slow down the pace here.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adesanya is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adesanya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adesanya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adesanya stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Harley Bird has been cut.
Adesanya prevents Bird from breaking the clinch.
Adesanya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Bird taking a breather.
Bird tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adesanya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bird tries to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling the position.
A short left from Adesanya.
Bird wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Adesanya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Bird has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
Bird has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bird is trying to push Adesanya away but Adesanya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bird has had enough of the clinch but Adesanya keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adesanya is pushing Bird up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Adesanya's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adesanya just leaning against Bird, taking a breather.
Adesanya stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley Bird's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adesanya jabs Bird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bird looks to land a body kick but Adesanya moved away.
Bird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bird has his takedown stuffed
and Adesanya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow.
Adesanya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bird's efforts to push away.
Adesanya prevents Bird from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bird's face.
Adesanya just leaning against Bird, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya stalls.
Come on Adesanya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adesanya lands with a left to the head.
Adesanya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bird's face.
Bird letting Adesanya take a breather here.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adesanya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow.
Adesanya pushes Bird back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adesanya taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Adesanya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Adesanya.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Israel Adesanya.
Adesanya jabs at Bird's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya connects with a body shot that sends Bird's belly button to the back.
Adesanya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bird at a distance.
Harley Bird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya lands a high kick!
Bird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adesanya appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird throws a body kick that misses.
Bird takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bird throws a right hand that Adesanya ducks under and follows up with a left that Adesanya also avoids with ease.
Adesanya throws a nice head kick!
Harley Bird's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird looks to throw a body kick
and Adesanya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bird wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Adesanya won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adesanya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adesanya pushes Bird back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bird wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adesanya has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
Bird misses with a body punch.
Adesanya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harley Bird's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bird falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adesanya counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adesanya.
Adesanya stalling against the cage.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Adesanya won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya scores with a shoulder strike.
Bird is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bird lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adesanya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya blocks a body shot from Bird.
Bird wants to break free but Adesanya has control.
Bird is trying to stall.
Adesanya has Bird pushed against the cage.
Adesanya lands a nice uppercut.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Adesanya won't allow it.
Bird is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Israel Adesanya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adesanya stalling in the clinch.
Bird trying to control the position but instead, Adesanya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bird into the cage.
Adesanya blocks a body shot from Bird.
Bird wants to stall.
Bird wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Bird back against the cage.
Adesanya landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bird wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adesanya has him pressed against the cage.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Adesanya won't allow it.
Bird is trying to maintain a safe position but Adesanya gets an underhook and turns Bird into the cage.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adesanya as Bird tries to tie him up.
Bird trying to control the position but instead, Adesanya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bird into the cage.
Bird can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bird wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harley Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adesanya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Adesanya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adesanya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Adesanya!
A relieved looking Israel Adesanya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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