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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Rej (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by barbarian battle. Lukasz Rej has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Rej!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rej darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Adams decides to pull guard.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Rej passes into half guard.
Adams wants to improve his position but Rej is controlling well.
Adams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adams tries to get out of the position.
Rej is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Adams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rej decides to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rej can pounce on him.
Rej tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rej as he jumps to the side.
Rej tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rej displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rej tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rej tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Rej sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams slips a straight right by Rej.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Rej tries to clinch up.
Rej tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Rej closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rej wants to break free but Adams has control.
Adams can't get the takedown.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Rej is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Adams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rej after a bit of a struggle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rej is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Rej into the cage.
Rej is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams goes for a takedown attempt but Rej pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rej throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Rej turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Rej sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams shoots for a takedown but Rej saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lukasz Rej is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rej clinches.
Rej is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rej misses with a wild body shot.
Rej throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rej lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adams at a distance.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rej moves away.
Rej leaves Adams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rej misses with a wild body shot.
Rej lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lukasz Rej seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rej misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rej forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Rej fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rej scoring well with a low kick there.
Rej throws a head kick that misses.
Rej closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams closes the distance and clinches up with Rej, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes Rej against the cage but Rej circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rej swinging wildly here.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rej.
Rej throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rej misses with a leg kick.
Rej takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams jumps guard but Rej turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rej is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Rej dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good exchange - Rej coming out on top.
Rej slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rej misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Rej wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Rej works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Rej moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Rej stuffs the takedown.
Adams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rej is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcus Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rej circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
A nice combination there by Rej.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rej throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rej.
Lukasz Rej seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rej.
Good leg kick by Rej there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rej tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Rej clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
Adams tries to pull guard but Rej holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams tries to break free but Rej pushes him back against the cage.
Rej misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adams.
Rej missing with knees to the body.
Rej is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Adams prevents Rej from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rej throws an elbow but misses.
Adams tries to score a body lock takedown but Rej shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rej is trying to force a seperation but Adams has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rej is trying to force a seperation but Adams has the dominant position.
Rej makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rej lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.
Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rej wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Rej wants to break free but Adams has control.
Rej wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adams tries to stall but Rej uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rej wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rej pushes off an throws an elbow but Adams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rej smiles and moves away.
Rej misses with the combination.
Rej is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adams rather than just go for the knockout.
Rej throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rej throws a head kick that Adams semi-blocks.
Rej looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rej tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adams tries to pull guard but Rej forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Adams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rej fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Rej. Those never looked like landing.
Rej is looking to land body kicks.
Rej gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adams to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Rej is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rej scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Rej pushes off an throws an elbow but Adams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rej gets underhooks to prevent Adams's takedown attempt.
Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Rej with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rej misses with a low kick as Adams jumps back.
Rej throws a low kick but Adams moves out of range easily.
Rej shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Adams eats them both and turns towards Rej to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Rej does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Rej showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Rej. Those never looked like landing.
Adams walks into a stiff left hand from Rej.
Rej pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adams is out of range and Rej settles back down.
Adams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rej.
Rej throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adams.
Rej misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Adams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Rej is keeping the position.
Rej has his feet on Adams's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rej moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rej is trying to break the clinch but Adams is controlling him.
Rej prevents the takedown attempt.
Rej trying to stall but Adams improves his position.
Rej looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rej gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adams.
Rej stops a takedown attempt from Adams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rej is looking to break free of the clinch but Adams has double underhooks.
Adams jumps guard but Rej stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adams tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rej pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rej jabs at Adams's body.
Rej fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rej.
Rej breaks from the clinch.
Rej tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rej.
Rej fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rej - that will leave a mark!
Rej attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice sprawl there from Rej as Adams shoots in.
Rej tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rej is looking to clinch.
Rej throws a nice head kick!
Rej throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rej looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rej.
Rej throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Rej tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rej pushes Adams away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Adams gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rej prevents Adams from improving position.
Adams misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rej sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rej avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Adams.
Adams with the ground and pound but Rej regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rej wants to get back to his feet.
Rej is not content to let Adams control the position.
Marcus Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukasz Rej is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rej is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adams scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Rej comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rej 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Rej!
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energy
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hype
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