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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adolfo padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, adolfo padilla!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Porter misses.
Eli Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter throws a shot from downtown. padilla moves away and avoids it.
Porter swinging wildly here.
Porter lands the left hand.
Porter looks to throw the jab but padilla is out of range.
Some wild striking there from padilla.
Porter falls off balance throwing a combination
and padilla counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Porter.
Porter lands a right hook to the body.
Porter could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
padilla throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
Porter throws out a loose jab but padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
padilla lands a nice looking kick to the body. Porter takes a step back to recover.
Porter is breathing heavily.
padilla tries to clinch there but Porter circles away.
padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porter.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
padilla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
padilla rushes Porter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Porter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. padilla just stands there and leans against the cage.
Porter jumps guard but padilla stands there with Porter around his waist. Porter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Porter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as padilla walks away with a smile on his face. Porter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
padilla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for padilla to work.
padilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. padilla's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A slow jab from Porter misses its intended target.
Porter blocks a head kick by padilla.
padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porter.
Porter thows a left - swing and a miss!
padilla gets a clinch.
padilla manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Porter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
padilla has his feet on Porter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. padilla just stands there and leans against the cage.
padilla gets through Porter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Porter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Porter tries to pull guard but padilla holds him up against the cage and eventually Porter drops back down to his feet.
padilla goes for a takedown attempt but Porter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
padilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
padilla closes the distance and clinches.
Porter fails to pull guard.
Porter fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. padilla obliges.
padilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
padilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porter. padilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
padilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
padilla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
padilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Porter moves out of range easily.
padilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Porter throws a hook but padilla avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by padilla. That's going to slow Porter down.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by padilla.
padilla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
padilla moves into the clinch.
padilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porter loads up on a big right hand but padilla slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Porter.
padilla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by padilla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
padilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
padilla pushes Porter up against the cage in a clinch.
padilla manages to pull guard.
Porter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Porter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
padilla keeping full guard, as Porter tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
padilla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
adolfo padilla dominated that round.
That's time! Porter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
padilla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A decent looking cross lands there for Porter.
Porter missing with a left hand there. padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by padilla.
Porter throws a jab when padilla was well out of range.
padilla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
adolfo padilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
padilla tries to clinch but Porter moves out of range.
Porter misses with a double jab
and padilla counters with a body kick that stops Porter in his tracks momentarily.
padilla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Porter backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
padilla moves into the clinch.
padilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
padilla plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Porter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by padilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from padilla misses.
Porter misses with a combination
and padilla counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick from padilla lands but Porter takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by padilla.
Porter missing with a left hand there. padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Porter keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for padilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
padilla moves away from the strike by Porter.
Porter throws a hook but padilla avoids it easily.
padilla staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
Porter missing with a left hand there. padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Porter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Porter swings away with a body shot that misses
and padilla counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
padilla misses with a double jab
and Porter counters with a nice body shot.
Porter missing with a left hand there. padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Porter throws a left and a right that both miss
and padilla counters with an outside leg kick.
padilla misses with a double jab
letting Porter counter with a right hand.
padilla thuds his shin into the meat of Porter's side.
Porter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porter misses with an uppercut. padilla saw that one coming.
Porter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Porter.
Porter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a sloppy head kick
and padilla holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
padilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Porter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A bit of stalling here from padilla.
padilla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
padilla misses with the head strike.
Porter tries to pull guard but padilla holds him up against the cage and eventually Porter drops back down to his feet.
padilla gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Porter pulls padilla in close to his closed guard and prevents padilla from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Porter is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed padilla's guard.
Porter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
padilla tries to kick Porter off but Porter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter tries to pass to full mount but padilla defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
adolfo padilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Porter misses with a hook.
padilla moves in looking to clinch but Porter pushes him off.
padilla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
padilla jumps into guard, dragging Porter to the mat.
Porter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Porter pushes down on padilla's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Porter not doing much here.
padilla is looking to control Porter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can padilla avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porter not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter trying to mount his opponent but padilla defends it.
Porter is working hard here to advance position.
Porter stands up out of the half guard.
Porter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
padilla staying out of range there.
Porter misses with a looping right.
Porter moves out of range as padilla throws a body kick.
padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Porter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter scores with a crisp jab that stopped padilla in his tracks.
padilla closes the distance and pushes Porter back into the cage.
Porter jumps guard but padilla stands there with Porter around his waist. Porter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
padilla breaks the clinch.
Porter misses with a straight right.
Porter misses with a jab, cross combination.
padilla is looking to slow Porter down with leg kicks.
Porter throws the left hand but padilla avoids the punch easily.
Porter misses with a double jab
and padilla counters with a big head kick but Porter shrugs it off.
padilla pushes Porter away with a front kick.
Porter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
padilla scores with a leg kick.
Porter avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
padilla lands a head kick. Porter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
adolfo padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
padilla tries to clinch there but Porter circles away.
padilla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Porter throws a left and a right that both miss
and padilla counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Porter misses with a hook.
padilla tries to clinch but Porter is having none of it.
Porter misses the jab.
padilla avoids the head kick by Porter.
padilla clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from padilla.
padilla is trying to stall.
Porter prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
padilla has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Porter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Porter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
padilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Porter loads up on a big right hand but padilla slips the punch.
Porter digs a good hook to padilla's body.
padilla looks to land a combination. Porter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porter.
Porter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Porter misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by padilla.
Porter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and padilla counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Porter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Porter falls off balance throwing a combination
and padilla counters with a two punch combo.
Eli Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
adolfo padilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but padilla ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
adolfo padilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got padilla winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... adolfo padilla!
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energy
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FIGHT
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