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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamed Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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181 cm
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207 lbs
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201 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Adams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhamed Nasir! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Adams misses with a wild body shot. Adams gets a takedown into half guard. Nasir is not content to let Adams control the position. Adams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Nasir wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Nasir won't allow Adams to pass to mount. Adams not landing any meaningful shots this time. Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Nasir is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nasir is trying to stand back up but Adams is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Nasir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Nasir.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams misses with a wild body shot. Adams could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. A swing and a miss from Adams. Muhamed Nasir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nasir lands an overhand right.
It looks like Tommy Adams has been cut. Nasir avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nasir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively. Nasir swinging wildly here.
Nasir misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nasir swinging wildly here.
Nasir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Nasir.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Nasir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams. Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Nasir. Nasir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A combination from Adams does no damage. Nasir misses with a combination
so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Nasir keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully. Nasir wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Adams slips nicely into half guard. Nasir is not content to let Adams control the 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. Adams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams winds up and cracks Nasir with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Nasir is looking to escape. Adams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nasir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adams. Adams seems to be working for a kimura but Nasir defends the submission attempt. Adams is breathing heavily. Adams prevents Nasir from standing back up.
Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Nasir is not content to let Adams control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Adams dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tommy Adams's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nasir misses with a wild combination.
Muhamed Nasir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Adams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Adams prevents Nasir from standing back up.
Adams is working for a submission of some sort.
Nasir is trying to stand back up but Adams is controlling him
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Nasir is defending against the submission attempts here by Adams.
Nasir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nasir's head. Adams prevents Nasir from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Nasir throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it. Adams slips under a jab. Nasir misses with a looping left. Nasir misses with a wild combination.
Nasir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adams has time to react.
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. Nasir misses with a double jab.
Nasir thows a left - swing and a miss! Nasir misses with a wild combination.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Nasir. Nasir swinging wildly here.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Nasir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nasir misses with a body shot
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Adams throws a jab but it's blocked by Nasir. Nasir throws a right and a left that both miss. Nasir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams. Adams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Adams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Nasir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Adams lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Check out the look on Adams's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Adams passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nasir! Nasir is trying to stand up. Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. You get the feeling that Nasir really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Adams landing shots from mount. Adams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nasir?
A nice elbow there by Adams. Adams looking to finish with strikes here!
Nasir is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Nasir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Adams. This has been an exciting period of action! Nasir trying desperately to get to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nasir can do anything to dispel that myth. Adams is landing with some decent strikes but Nasir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Adams throwing strikes here but Nasir is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Adams dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Tommy Adams's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Nasir throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasir misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nasir throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease. Nasir scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nasir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Nasir pushes Adams off looking to stand but Adams dives back in and keeps control.
Nasir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adams connects with a nice short shot to Nasir's temple. Adams slips a nice elbow through Nasir's hands, connecting with Nasir's forehead. Adams slips a nice elbow through Nasir's hands, connecting with Nasir's forehead. Adams stops Nasir from getting back to his feet.
Adams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Adams lands a big shot there that rocks Nasir but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nasir is trying to stand. Nasir is bucking up trying to escape but Adams cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Adams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Muhamed Nasir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Adams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. This has been an exciting period of action! Nasir is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Nasir is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Adams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Adams won't let Nasir get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Nasir wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams looking to ground and pound but Nasir is blocking nicely. You get the feeling that Nasir really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nasir wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Adams.
Nasir's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Tommy Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Adams working the ground and pound effectively.
Adams wants to control the pace but Nasir is squirming around nicely. Nasir is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four 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. Adams trying to control but Nasir is having none of it. Nasir wants to get back to his feet.
Nasir is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action. Adams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Adams looking to control but Nasir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Adams won't let Nasir get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasir is looking to escape. Nasir is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Tommy Adams showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Adams!
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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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