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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffry Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Lyman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Geoffry Adams's chin.
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geoffry Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Lyman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyman moves into the clinch successfully.
Adams has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lyman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lyman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Adams misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams struggling to land strikes to the head as Lyman covers up.
Adams lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
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.
The referee is taking a good look at Lyman as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Adams!
Lyman trying to get back to his feet but Adams is in full control for now.
Adams landing with strikes.
Adams has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lyman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throwing strikes and Lyman squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Lyman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adams.
Adams lands with some strikes.
Adams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Adams looking to ground and pound but Lyman is blocking nicely.
Adams throws some wild stikes that Lyman manages to avoid easily.
Adams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lyman because Adams loaded up on that one.
Adams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lyman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lyman is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adams punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Adams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Adams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adams punching from mount but Lyman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lyman 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 misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyman wants to get back to his feet.
Adams unloading with bombs!
Adams won't let Lyman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Adams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lyman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lyman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lyman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Adams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Adams lands a nice shot to the head.
Adams throwing strikes here but Lyman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Adams has control of Lyman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lyman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Adams is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffry Adams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyman tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyman is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Josh Lyman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyman.
Lyman tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Adams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lyman circles away.
Adams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lyman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Lyman shows good takedown defense.
Lyman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams looks for a takedown but Lyman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoffry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lyman tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lyman moves into range and clinches up with Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lyman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lyman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
Lyman doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lyman tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lyman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lyman tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lyman instigates a clinch.
Lyman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Geoffry Adams has been cut.
Lyman lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Lyman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Adams uses from the top position.
Lyman wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lyman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lyman moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyman tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Geoffry Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lyman moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Lyman tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lyman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Lyman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lyman tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyman closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
Lyman jumps guard and drags Adams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lyman wants to stand and escape but Adams is having none of it.
Lyman pushes Adams off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lyman tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyman is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Lyman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.
Lyman clinches with his opponent.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lyman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyman stalls.
Lyman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lyman keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams prevents Lyman from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Lyman has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lyman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Geoffry Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lyman closes the distance and clinches.
Lyman lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.
Lyman presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lyman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lyman wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
Lyman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lyman leaves Adams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lyman wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lyman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lyman tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Lyman tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Lyman tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyman is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Lyman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adams to the mat! Adams manages to get full guard.
Lyman 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.
Lyman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adams's guard.
Adams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lyman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lyman is looking to stand up but Adams won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lyman tries to stand but Adams is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lyman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lyman moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Adams moves into the clinch.
Lyman breaks from the clinch.
Lyman wants to clinch
and Adams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adams.
Adams goes for a takedown attempt but Lyman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoffry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyman tries to clinch up
and Adams counters with a single leg into guard. Lyman didn't expect that.
Lyman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adams is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adams trying to control but Lyman is working from the bottom.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lyman dives on top into guard.
Lyman wants to stand but Adams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Lyman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lyman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Josh Lyman!
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hype
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