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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Torres!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Torres napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Torres tries to bench press Adams off him but Adams keeps the position.
Torres regains half guard.
Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Torres is in trouble now - Adams has advanced to mount!
Torres tries to reverse the position but Adams maintains control.
Torres tries to improve his position but instead Adams has taken his back!
Adams scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Adams scores with strikes from the back.
Torres rolls, trying to escape but Adams keeps control of the position.
Adams trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Adams 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to break free.
Torres manages to reverse the position and now he's in Adams's guard. Nice work there by Torres.
Torres thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Adams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres passes Adams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura but Adams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Torres to get the leverage.
Torres looks gassed!
Adams is trying to maintain the position but Torres is very close to passing his half guard.
Torres seems to be working for a kimura but Adams defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Adams is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams is trying to stand up here but Torres is controlling him well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Adams looking to control.
Torres thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adams fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torres to the mat! Torres manages to get full guard.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Adams has passed into half guard!
Adams stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Torres shoots and misses
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres blocks the body kick.
Adams tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily
and Adams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Torres goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adams prevents it.
Jason Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Torres.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Adams misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adams won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adams throws a leg kick that is checked
so Torres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Torres has gone for a leg lock! Adams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Torres's guard.
Adams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Adams pushes his legs off easily.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Torres is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Adams fails with the takedown
so Torres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Torres drops back looking for a leg! Adams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adams manages to kick Torres off! Torres jumps back into Adams's guard.
Adams working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
Torres postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Adams is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Torres, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Torres is working an open guard so Adams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Adams feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, Adams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torres has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.
Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jason Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torres has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Torres's legs - danger averted.
Torres working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Adams has passed into half guard!
Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Torres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Adams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Adams tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adams stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jason Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Torres did well to prevent Adams getting side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adams scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Adams will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torres to the mat! Torres manages to get full guard.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Adams pushes his legs off easily.
Torres has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.
Torres is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Adams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Adams gets to his feet - Torres follows without any prompting.
Jason Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams stands up from Torres's guard - Adams perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Adams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Torres tries to bench press Adams off him but Adams keeps the position.
Adams scoring with punches from side control.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Adams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Adams decides to stand back up. Adams steps back and let's Torres get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adams won't be happy with that.
Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Torres tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Torres off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is really stuck here.
Torres prevents Adams from getting a body triangle.
Torres covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Torres is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Adams keeps control of the position easily here as Torres tries to buck him off.
Adams struggling to keep hold of the position.
Adams is trying to stick to Torres's back but Torres is turning into Adams. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Adams's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Torres.
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.
Torres drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Adams dives on top into guard.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adams defends it easily.
Torres has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.
Torres looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.
Torres looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Adams passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jason Adams!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jason Adams!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Jason Adams!
Jason Adams wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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