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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Adams (ranked 1357 p4p, 1207 weight class) and Roger Field (ranked 185 p4p, 167 weight class). Field is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eastbound and Down. 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 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Adams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Field!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Field missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Field throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams .
Adams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Adams misses with a combination
and Field cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Adams shoots for a double leg takedown but Field sprawls well. He's pushed Adams 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Field.
We've been hearing reports that Adams has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Field is trying to defend but Adams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Field is not content to let Adams control the position.
Field is holding on to half guard well.
Field trying to hold on to Adams 's head to control him but Adams postures up.
Field is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is working for a submission of some sort.
Adams is looking for a kimura here.
Field gets back to full guard.
Adams preventing the sweep.
Field trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Field.
Adams stays in close to Field's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adams wants to control from the top but Field keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Field is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Field can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adams controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Field defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams .
Adams looks to land a combination but Field avoids it well.
As Adams backs off Field throws a huge counter combo but Adams manages to avoid it all.
Field misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt
and Field counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Adams . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Field connects with a jab.
Field throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Field lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Field cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Field throws a hook to the side of Adams 's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Field lands a two punch combo.
Field takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Field scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adams in his tracks.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Field moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams misses with a combination
and Field counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Field counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Field swivels and escapes.
Adams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Field has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Adams . Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Field releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams throws a series of punches but Field avoids them all with ease.
Adams lands a jab to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Field.
Field scores with a jab to the body.
Field looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Field misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams throws a right hand that Field ducks under and follows up with a left that Field also avoids with ease.
Field throws a series of strikes that have Adams backpedaling.
Field misses with a looping left.
Adams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Field eats them both and turns towards Adams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Field is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Adams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Field lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Field counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Field dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Field counters with a nice uppercut.
Field misses with the combination.
Adams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Field to the ground. Adams is now in Field's guard.
Field trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
Adams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Field dives on top into guard.
Adams is trying to keep Field in close.
Field wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Field stands up over Adams , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Adams is pulling down on Field's head to control his posture.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Field from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Field has passed into side control.
Adams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Field lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Adams is not content to let Field control the position.
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but Field keeps moving and retains side control.
Roger Field has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adams looks to move to half guard but instead Field has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Field scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adams ?
Field prevents Adams from getting the reversal.
Field landing strikes from the mount and Adams is in trouble!
Adams is working to get back to half guard.
Adams is working hard here to advance position.
Adams wants to control but Field is having none of it.
Adams is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Adams is trying to escape the mount.
Adams tries to lock up and control but Field gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Field working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Field raining down hammerfists from mount.
Adams wants to try and get back to his feet.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Field maintains control.
Field has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adams 's face.
BOOM! Field connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Field controlling the position easily from mount.
Field has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Field tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Field content just to control the position here.
Field is continuing to stall.
Adams is looking to improve his position but Field isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams working to try and regain half guard.
Field with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Field.
Field sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams is trying to escape the mount.
Field working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Field fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Field showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Field lands a jab-cross combination.
Field uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams .
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams fails with the takedown
enabling Field to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams is rocked!
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Field is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Field circles away and we're back to standing.
Field lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Adams goes down and covers up as Field starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Field!
Roger Field made sure to mention his sponsor, Sakura Style in his post fight interview.
Bruno Adams spoke after the fight, saying 'Aww geez'.
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