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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gemiyale Adkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Varenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cash Kyle - You in Trouble Now. Jean Claude Van Varenberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gemiyale Adkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Claude Van Varenberg!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Varenberg tries to clinch up but Adkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Varenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Adkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adkins misses with a two punch combination.
Van Varenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Varenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Adkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Varenberg did well to prevent Adkins getting side control.
Adkins wants to stand up but Van Varenberg manages to regain full guard.
Adkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Varenberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adkins postures up in Van Varenberg's guard and throws a big left but Van Varenberg blocks it.
Van Varenberg is pulling down on Adkins's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins postures up in Van Varenberg's guard and throws a big left but Van Varenberg blocks it.
Van Varenberg pulls Adkins in to control the position.
Adkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Varenberg is retaining full guard.
Van Varenberg kicks Adkins off and gets to his feet.
Adkins is breathing heavily.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Varenberg scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Adkins misses.
Adkins slips under a jab.
Van Varenberg gets a clinch.
Van Varenberg breaks the clinch.
Van Varenberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Varenberg manages to break the clinch.
Adkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Varenberg. Van Varenberg gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg lands a head kick. Adkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adkins closes the distance and clinches up with Van Varenberg, looking for a takedown. Adkins pushes Van Varenberg against the cage but Van Varenberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Varenberg misses with a head kick.
Van Varenberg moves in looking to clinch but Adkins pushes him off.
Adkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Varenberg wants to control but Adkins postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adkins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Adkins tries to keep at a distance but Van Varenberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Varenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jean Claude Van Varenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Varenberg moves into the clinch.
Van Varenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Varenberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg breaks the clinch.
Adkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Varenberg gets a clinch.
Van Varenberg manages to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg looking to score a takedown here. Adkins is defending well but Van Varenberg drives through and ends up in Adkins's guard.
Van Varenberg stands up and waves to Adkins to follow him.
Adkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Varenberg is trying to defend but Adkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Adkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Varenberg is refusing to be controlled, as Adkins sits in half guard.
Adkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkins wants to stand up but Van Varenberg is controlling the position.
Van Varenberg controlling the position well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Van Varenberg makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Varenberg dominated that round.
That's time! Adkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adkins moves away from the strike by Van Varenberg.
Van Varenberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adkins.
Adkins scores with a body shot.
Van Varenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Varenberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Van Varenberg escapes and gets back to his feet.
Adkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Varenberg.
Adkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Varenberg.
Adkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Varenberg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adkins's head.
Van Varenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Varenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adkins connects with a right hand. Van Varenberg shakes it off.
Van Varenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Varenberg lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Varenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Varenberg is looking to clinch but Adkins is avoiding it.
Adkins has a takedown stuffed.
Van Varenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Van Varenberg manages to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adkins wants to break free but Van Varenberg has control.
Van Varenberg manages to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adkins looks to throw the jab but Van Varenberg is out of range.
Van Varenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Varenberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Varenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Varenberg clinches with his opponent.
Van Varenberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adkins's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adkins wants to break free but Van Varenberg has control.
Van Varenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Varenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Varenberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adkins blocks a head kick by Van Varenberg.
Van Varenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Varenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Varenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Varenberg.
Van Varenberg needs to keep his hands up - Adkins had a free shot at his head there.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Varenberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Varenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Varenberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gemiyale Adkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg darts in trying to clinch
and Adkins moves into the clinch.
Van Varenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Varenberg connects with a high kick.
Adkins tries to keep at a distance but Van Varenberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Varenberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch there but Adkins circles away.
Van Varenberg misses with a head kick.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch up.
Adkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Varenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Varenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch but Adkins moves out of range.
Adkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Varenberg swivels and escapes.
Adkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adkins tries to keep at a distance but Van Varenberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adkins misses with the head strike.
Van Varenberg manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Van Varenberg.
Van Varenberg darts in and clinches Adkins up against the cage.
Van Varenberg has Adkins pressed against the cage, preventing Adkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adkins breaks from the clinch.
Adkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Varenberg circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Van Varenberg as Adkins shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gemiyale Adkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Van Varenberg misses its intended target.
Adkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Varenberg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adkins to the mat! Adkins manages to get full guard.
Van Varenberg stands up from Adkins's guard - Van Varenberg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Van Varenberg moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adkins is trying to push Van Varenberg away but Van Varenberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Van Varenberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Varenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch combination from Adkins misses.
Van Varenberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Varenberg manages to break the clinch.
Adkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Varenberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adkins counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Varenberg clinches up against the cage.
Adkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Varenberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adkins backwards.
Van Varenberg pulls Adkins into guard.
Van Varenberg looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Van Varenberg pushes Adkins off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Varenberg shoots in for a takedown but Adkins shows good takedown defense.
Adkins lands with a cross.
Van Varenberg clinches.
Adkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Varenberg won't allow it.
Van Varenberg connects with a knee to the head.
Van Varenberg manages to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adkins dives in and grabs Van Varenberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Varenberg pushes down on Adkins's head and hops out.
Van Varenberg lands with a kick to the temple. Adkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Varenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Adkins working hard to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg breaks from the clinch.
Van Varenberg fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Adkins lands with a right hand.
Van Varenberg drives through and clinches with Adkins against the cage.
Adkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Varenberg breaks the clinch.
Van Varenberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Varenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Van Varenberg.
Adkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Varenberg circles away.
Adkins misses with a two punch combination.
Adkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Varenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Varenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Varenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Varenberg manages to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch but Adkins moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Van Varenberg.
Nice uppercut there from Adkins.
Adkins tries to land a front kick but Van Varenberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Varenberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Adkins sprawls well. He's pushed Van Varenberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jean Claude Van Varenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gemiyale Adkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Claude Van Varenberg.
Van Varenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Van Varenberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adkins takes a swing at Van Varenberg's ribcage but misses.
Van Varenberg lands a head kick. Adkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Varenberg shoots in for a takedown but Adkins shows good takedown defense.
Adkins tests Van Varenberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Varenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Varenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Adkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Van Varenberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Varenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Adkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg won't allow Adkins to get back to his feet.
Van Varenberg working some strikes from top position.
Van Varenberg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Adkins's guard.
Adkins tries to kick Van Varenberg off but Van Varenberg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Van Varenberg decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Adkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Varenberg off the cage and back into rage.
Van Varenberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Varenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Varenberg clinches up with Adkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Adkins is trying to break the clinch but Van Varenberg has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Varenberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Varenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Varenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Adkins misses.
Gemiyale Adkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Varenberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Varenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Varenberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Van Varenberg!
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energy
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