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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamian Emilio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio comes to the ring accompanied by You've seen the butcher. Adams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rush - Limelight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 cm
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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210 cm
28
220 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lamian Emilio! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Adams! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick by Emilio misses and Adams counters by clinching up. Adams wants a takedown but no success here.
Adams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adams digs a right hand into Emilio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emilio's gas tank. Adams manages to pull guard.
Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Adams controlling the action here. Emilio is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Adams works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emilio is not content to let Adams control the position. Adams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Adams working away. Adams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emilio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Emilio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground. Emilio wants to control but Adams postures up.
That's two 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. Emilio is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Emilio is not content to let Adams control the position. Adams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Emilio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Adams tries to move to mount but Emilio blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Emilio is looking to reverse the position. Adams is looking to take a break and control but Emilio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Emilio wants to control but Adams postures up. Emilio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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 advances to full mount. Adams controlling the pace for now. Emilio is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Emilio working to try and regain half guard.
Adams cracks Emilio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Adams dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Emilio throws a lazy uppercut
and Adams moves into the clinch. Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emilio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. A right hand to the body from Adams.
Emilio working hard to break the clinch. Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams just leaning against Emilio, taking a breather. Emilio is pressed up against the ropes. Adams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emilio down to the mat. Emilio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Lamian Emilio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dino Adams. Adams has a takedown stuffed. Emilio looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range. Emilio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emilio won't be happy with that. Emilio is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emilio is looking to regain half guard here but Adams keeps moving and retains side control. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Emilio is working hard here to advance position. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Emilio is pushing Adams's head away, looking to escape. Adams manages to hold on to the position though. Adams wants to control but Emilio is keeping him busy. Emilio wants to get back to his feet but Adams drags him back down. Adams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emilio has escaped the position, nice work there. Adams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Adams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Emilio is not content to let Adams control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams throwing strikes but Emilio manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Emilio in side control, just content to control the action for now. Emilio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working. Adams tries to buck Emilio off but Emilio is having none of it. Adams wants to control but Emilio postures up.
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. Emilio decides to stand back up. Emilio steps back and let's Adams get back to his feet. Emilio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Emilio lands a nice forearm strike. Adams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Adams tries to get to full guard but Emilio has control of the leg. Emilio trying to control from Adams's half guard. Adams has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Emilio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy. Adams keeping moving, preventing Emilio from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dino Adams will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Emilio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into guard. Dino Adams has got the better of the ground game so far. Adams trying to control but Emilio is working from the bottom. Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emilio works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Emilio trying to control the position.
Adams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Let's hope that Adams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Emilio keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dino Adams was stalling too much, according to the referee. Emilio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adams backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Dino Adams has been cut. Emilio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Emilio's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Adams's corner is telling him to maintain position. Emilio wants to get back to his feet but Adams is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Adams trying to control but Emilio is working from the bottom. Emilio working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Adams trying to control but Emilio is working from the bottom. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Emilio tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch. Emilio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Adams prevents Emilio from breaking the clinch. Emilio is trying to break free. Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Emilio tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams jumps into guard, dragging Emilio to the mat.
Emilio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Emilio trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Emilio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Adams is trying to control the position but Emilio postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lamian Emilio just wasn't active enough. Emilio misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Emilio looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Emilio is refusing to be controlled, as Adams sits in half guard. Emilio pushes Adams off looking to stand but Adams dives back in and keeps control.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Emilio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Adams thows a huge punch but Emilio dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Adams is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Emilio!
And that's the end of the fight! Dino Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Adams 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Dino Adams! Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Dino Adams! Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Dino Adams!
Dino Adams wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
43% |
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