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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Paolo Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Fall of Pride. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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179 cm
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183 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene Paolo Mac!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Paolo Mac slams his shin into Adams's torso.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Paolo Mac manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Adams shoots for a double leg takedown but Paolo Mac sprawls well. He's pushed Adams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paolo Mac is trying to stand up here but Adams is controlling him well.
Adams seems to be looking for submissions.
Adams is working for a kimura but Paolo Mac is defending it quite comfortably.
Paolo Mac looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adams feints and as Paolo Mac raises his hands in defense, Adams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paolo Mac has his feet on Adams's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Paolo Mac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams throws a right and a left that Paolo Mac avoids nicely.
Paolo Mac connects with a high kick.
Paolo Mac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adams.
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adams gets the takedown into side control.
Paolo Mac tries to escape but Adams is in control.
Adams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paolo Mac knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Adams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paolo Mac is not content to let Adams control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Adams moves into full mount!
You get the feeling that Paolo Mac really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Adams looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Paolo Mac is trying to stand but he's just given Adams his back.
Paolo Mac has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Paolo Mac defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Paolo Mac showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac is trying to get back to his feet but Adams has full control of the position and if anything, Paolo Mac has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Paolo Mac is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Adams has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Paolo Mac.
Paolo Mac looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Adams is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Paolo Mac has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Adams looking for the RNC.
Paolo Mac wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control momentarily.
Adams patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Paolo Mac is trying to stand back up.
Adams tries to keep control of the position but Paolo Mac is staying busy.
Paolo Mac holding both Adams 's hands and preventing any damage.
Paolo Mac preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Adams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paolo Mac controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Adams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Paolo Mac does no damage.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Paolo Mac tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paolo Mac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses.
Paolo Mac misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paolo Mac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adams.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paolo Mac.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paolo Mac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paolo Mac lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paolo Mac throws a push kick but Adams slaps the foot to one side.
Paolo Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adams showed some decent athleticism there.
Adams is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paolo Mac is trying to stand back up but Adams is controlling him
Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paolo Mac wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paolo Mac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adams forces his way into half guard.
Adams is trying to work for a kimura but Paolo Mac is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paolo Mac wants to get back to his feet.
Adams trying to pass the guard but Paolo Mac defending well.
Adams stops Paolo Mac from getting back to his feet.
Adams is keen to just control but Paolo Mac is a slippery customer.
Paolo Mac looks like he's trying to stand up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paolo Mac misses with a leg kick.
Adams lands a body shot.
Gene Paolo Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac misses with the combination.
Adams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Adams coming out on top.
Paolo Mac lands a head kick. Adams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paolo Mac looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Adams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paolo Mac knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paolo Mac wants to get back to his feet.
Paolo Mac is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Adams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adams prevents Paolo Mac from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Paolo Mac misses with the combination.
Adams scores a takedown into full mount!
Adams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Paolo Mac is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Adams works his way to his opponent's back.
Adams looking to break Paolo Mac's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Paolo Mac remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Adams will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paolo Mac is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Adams gets his way!
Paolo Mac is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Adams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Paolo Mac.
Adams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paolo Mac to the mat! Paolo Mac manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams prevents Paolo Mac from getting back to his feet.
Adams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
John Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paolo Mac is looking to get back to his feet here but Adams is keeping cool and he's managed to take Paolo Mac's back.
Adams punishes Paolo Mac with strikes from the back mount.
Adams has got one arm under Paolo Mac's chin. This could be trouble... Paolo Mac trying to control the other hand but Adams gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Paolo Mac has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Adams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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