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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sekur Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the ring accompanied by Rihanna - So Hard. Tim Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
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170 lbs
8 - 14 - 1 |
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150 cm
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140 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sekur Arian! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Adams does no damage. Adams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Adams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Arian is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Adams is controlling him well. Arian is trying to improve his position. Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arian keeps working. Arian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Adams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Adams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Adams trying to control the position but Arian is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams working the head with strikes. Adams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Adams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Arian takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Arian takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Adams working the ground and pound but Arian is defending the strikes. Adams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Adams throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Arian struggling a bit here. Arian tries to bench press Adams off him but Adams keeps the position. Adams throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Adams tries to advance to mount but can't. 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! Adams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Arian can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arian is looking for a sweep. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arian can do anything to dispel that myth. Arian dodges the ground and pound from Adams. Arian stops Adams from passing to mount. Adams connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Arian some visible discomfort.
Adams landing a few strikes. Arian tries to buck Adams off but Adams is having none of it. Adams trying to control the position but Arian is working away. Adams throwing shots but missing, from side control. You can see the frustration on Arian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams cracks Arian with a big right hand but Arian just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Arian taking a bit of punishment here - Adams scoring with strikes. Arian managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Adams.
Arian is looking for a sweep. Adams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Adams cracks Arian with a big elbow. Arian is looking for a sweep. Arian parries the strikes from Adams easily there. Adams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Arian to escape.
Arian takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Adams tries to advance to mount but Arian denies him. The strikes coming from Adams are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Adams trying to control the action but Arian is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams is trying to get an arm triangle but Arian is defending well. Adams cracks Arian with an elbow. That is naaassty. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Adams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Arian is looking for a sweep. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Adams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Adams working away. Adams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Adams dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams tries to clinch up but Arian circles away and keeps his distance. Adams gets caught flat footed, as Arian shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Arian preventing the sweep. Adams keeping moving, preventing Arian from controlling successfully. Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Arian tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard. 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. Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Adams gets caught flat footed, as Arian shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now. Adams wants to stand up but Arian is controlling him. Arian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Arian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now. Arian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Adams controlling Arian's posture. Arian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arian passes into half guard. Arian scoring with strikes to the body and head. Arian stops Adams from getting back to his feet.
Adams works his way to full guard. Good work. Adams controls Arian momentarily but Arian frees himself. Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Arian with a flurry of punches that miss. Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arian postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it. Arian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Arian throwing strikes but missing. Adams trying to control the position.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Arian tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard. Arian passes easily into side control. Nice work. Adams misses with a strike from the bottom. Adams is trying to buck Arian off. Adams is not content to let Arian control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arian prevents Adams from escaping the position. Arian tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. An elbow from Arian crashes against the mat.
Adams is looking to reverse the position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Adams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Arian. Adams is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arian's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sekur Arian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! 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.
Arian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Adams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Adams wants to sweep here but Arian controlling him for the moment. Arian wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving. Arian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now. Adams can't keep his opponent in guard - Arian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Arian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams looking for submissions off his back. Arian scoring with strikes to the body and head. Adams is staying active underneath Arian, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Arian trying to pass the guard but Adams defending well. Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Tim Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Arian blocks the strikes from Adams.
Adams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arian is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Adams is in trouble now - Arian has advanced to mount! Arian raining down hammerfists from mount. Arian avoids the attempt from Adams to control. Arian trying to control but Adams is having none of it. Adams can't escape the position.
Arian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adams?
This has been an exciting period of action! Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Arian prevents Adams from getting the reversal. Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Adams is trying desperately to improve position. Arian working Adams over with strikes here. Adams is trying to stand up. Adams taking shots to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Arian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams taking shots to the head. Arian trying to control but Adams is having none of it. Arian with the ground and pound from mount. Arian lands with some strikes. Adams tries to hold on but Arian postures up. Arian lands a big shot there that rocks Adams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Arian looking to finish Adams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adams! Adams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. The referee warns Adams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Sekur Arian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Arian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sekur Arian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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