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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. 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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201 lbs
29 - 24 - 0 |
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192 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer takes a swing at Carolla's ribcage but misses.
Carolla connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carolla throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Spencer misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. Carolla saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Carolla. Those never looked like landing.
Carolla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carolla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spencer.
Spencer throws a right hand that Carolla ducks under and follows up with a left that Carolla also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Carolla scores with a four punch combination!
Spencer misses with a double jab
and Carolla counters with a stiff right hand.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Carolla moved out of range nicely.
Carolla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spencer eats them both and turns towards Carolla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla cracks Spencer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carolla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer throws a lazy uppercut
and Carolla counters with a stiff right hand.
Spencer walks into a stiff left hand from Carolla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carolla manages to avoid it.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Carolla stalks Spencer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spencer's face. Spencer staggers backwards, shaken.
Carolla slips a jab from Spencer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Carolla's head but Carolla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer throws the left hand but Carolla avoids the punch easily.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spencer throws a jab when Carolla was well out of range.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carolla is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carolla misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spencer drops his hands momentarily and Carolla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carolla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Carolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spencer misses with a combination
enabling Carolla to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Carolla dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spencer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carolla slips under a jab from Spencer.
Adam Carolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carolla.
Carolla swinging wildly here.
Spencer misses the jab.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Carolla misses with a hook
and Spencer counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Spencer.
It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Spencer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Spencer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A combination from Spencer does no damage.
Spencer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Carolla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carolla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spencer on the side of the head.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carolla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carolla throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Carolla throws a series of strikes that have Spencer backpedaling.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Carolla.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Adam Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Carolla throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Carolla moved out of range nicely.
Carolla lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Carolla is out of range.
Spencer works Carolla's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carolla.
Carolla thows a body shot but no joy.
Carolla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spencer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla misses with a double jab.
Carolla throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer lands with a shot to the body.
Spencer throws a right hand that Carolla ducks under and follows up with a left that Carolla also avoids with ease.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Spencer. Those never looked like landing.
A left and a right from Spencer both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla'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. And we move into the final round!
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carolla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carolla connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Spencer scores with a jab. Carolla acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carolla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carolla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Spencer as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Spencer avoids them all with ease.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Carolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Carolla.
Spencer feints a jab promting Carolla to slip. Spencer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carolla slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carolla throws a nice looking combination but Spencer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carolla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Carolla.
Carolla moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Spencer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Carolla looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spencer connects with a single shot there.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spencer scores with the left hand. Carolla knows he should have avoided that one.
Spencer throws a poor cross that misses
and Carolla counters with a nice uppercut.
Carolla throws a combination. Spencer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer connects with a body shot.
Spencer throws a right hand that misses
and Carolla counters with a two punch combo.
Spencer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer throws a big shot that misses.
Carolla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer tests Carolla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spencer 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Spencer!
A relieved looking Shawn Spencer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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