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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Christ (ranked 801 p4p, 1751 weight class) and Uzochukwu Adebo (ranked 106 p4p, 217 weight class). Adebo has chosen MERCURY as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 cm
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4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uzochukwu Adebo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebo misses with an uppercut
and Christ counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Adebo!
Sloppy strikes there by Christ.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebo is not content to let Christ control the position.
A lull in the action here as Christ stalls from top position.
Christ working the strikes but Adebo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adebo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christ is looking to take a break and control but Adebo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christ is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Adebo is just riding it out for now. Christ eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adebo defending well though.
Christ thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christ has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Christ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Christ is looking to stall here but Adebo recovers full guard.
Christ throws a big right hand that misses.
Adebo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adebo keeping full guard, as Christ tries to pass.
Adebo keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.
Adebo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adebo trying to keep a closed guard but Christ is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Christ is looking to work some ground and pound but Adebo has wrist control.
Adebo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christ wants to control from the top but Adebo keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adebo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ scores with a takedown into Adebo's guard.
Christ missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adebo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christ tries to free his leg and advance position but Adebo is retaining full guard.
Adebo being controlled here, momentarily.
Christ scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christ slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Christ missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adebo keeping full guard, as Christ tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Christ slips nicely into half guard.
Adebo is refusing to be controlled, as Christ sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christ lands a nice short elbow.
Christ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adebo keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Christ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adebo keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Adebo. No joy for Christ on that attempt.
Christ shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Christ is trying to control the action in half guard but Adebo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christ sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adebo defending well though.
Christ is just content to waste time from the top position. Adebo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Christ is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adebo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ looking to pass the guard.
Adebo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christ throws a big right hand that misses.
Christ throws an elbow that misses. Adebo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christ's guard. Nice move by Adebo!
Christ looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Christ looking for a sweep. Not yet Christ, not yet.
Christ seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Adebo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Christ tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adebo can do to turn this around?
Christ wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Adebo is now in half guard.
Christ trying to control here.
Christ tries to get to full guard but Adebo has control of the leg.
Christ wants to control but Adebo is keeping busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying to get back to full guard.
Christ actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Christ throws a hook but Adebo blocks it.
Christ misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Christ fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Adebo misses.
Uzochukwu Adebo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice uppercut lands for Christ. That snapped Adebo's head back.
Adebo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adebo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Jeff Christ has been cut.
Jeff Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adebo sprawls well. Adebo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Christ gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Adebo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christ goes for a double leg but Adebo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adebo continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adebo! But no joy.
Adebo swings wildly with an uppercut but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ works on Adebo's body with a couple of short punches.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Adebo has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adebo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adebo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adebo manages to break the clinch.
Adebo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Uzochukwu Adebo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeff Christ's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebo was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Christ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Adebo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ throws a right hand that misses
and Adebo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adebo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ.
Christ attempts a counter takedown but Adebo avoids it well and moves away.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Adebo.
Adebo misses with a wild body shot.
Adebo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Adebo misses its intended target.
Christ lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Christ connects with a single shot there.
Adebo looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Christ lands.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Adebo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christ's hands.
Christ manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Adebo on his heels. He'll look to pass Adebo's guard now, I'm sure.
Jeff Christ overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christ wants to control from the top but Adebo keeps moving.
Christ throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Adebo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christ accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
Christ works over Adebo with some ground and pound from guard.
Christ scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christ missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christ throws a strike but Adebo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adebo is not content to let Christ control the position.
Christ looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adebo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ thows a huge punch but Adebo dodges it nicely.
Christ trying to control from half guard but Adebo is working away.
Adebo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christ is working for a kimura but Adebo is defending it quite comfortably.
Christ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adebo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Christ.
Christ stands up over Adebo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Christ throwing strikes but missing.
Christ missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adebo trying to keep a closed guard but Christ is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christ wants to control from the top but Adebo keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Christ showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christ 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Christ!
Jeff Christ decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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