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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Cassimiro Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Sekyere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sekyere's choice of entrance music: Till Collapse. Joey Sekyere has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adriano Cassimiro Andrade's chin.
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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163 cm
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180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Adriano Cassimiro Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Sekyere!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekyere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrade.
Some wild striking there from Sekyere.
A punch lands to the side of Sekyere 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sekyere was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
Andrade's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sekyere under the eye.
Andrade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sekyere.
Sekyere feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andrades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Andrade looks to land a left hand but Sekyere moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Andrade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sekyere fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sekyere.
Andrade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sekyere swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andrade counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Andrade stalling away here and it's allowed Sekyere to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Andrade is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Andrade trying to control but Sekyere is working from the bottom.
Andrade controls from within his opponent's guard.
Andrade drops back looking for a leg! Sekyere is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sekyere manages to kick Andrade off! Andrade jumps back into Sekyere's guard.
Sekyere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sekyere's guard.
Andrade wants to work for an arm triangle but Sekyere is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Andrade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sekyere's head.
Andrade is pressing down on Sekyere's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sekyere is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Andrade seems content to control.
Andrade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sekyere with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andrade performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sekyere blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrade.
Andrade throwing shots but Sekyere is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sekyere keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andrade thows a huge punch but Sekyere dodges it nicely.
Andrade is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sekyere has managed to free his arm - good work.
Andrade looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sekyere pushes Andrade off but Andrade dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Andrade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrade clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Andrade to work.
Andrade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Andrade.
Sekyere blocks a body shot from Andrade.
Andrade tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sekyere just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sekyere's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andrade lands a body shot.
Andrade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sekyere backwards.
Andrade stalling against the cage.
Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrade holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andrade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andrade scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to pull guard but Sekyere won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano Cassimiro Andrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Andrade as the two fighters clinch.
Andrade fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Andrade.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike.
Andrade tries to pull guard but Sekyere holds him up against the cage and eventually Andrade drops back down to his feet.
Andrade tries to pull guard but Sekyere holds him up against the cage and eventually Andrade drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Andrade on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a punch to the body.
Sekyere blocks an uppercut.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Sekyere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade cracks Sekyere with a nice body shot.
Andrade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrade tries to work over Sekyere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sekyere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a body punch.
Andrade lands with a left to the head.
Andrade holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike.
Andrade tries a body shot but Sekyere blocks it.
Sekyere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andrade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sekyere.
Andrade could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrade.
Andrade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sekyere backwards.
Andrade scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Andrade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Andrade misses.
Andrade looks to score with a jab to the body but Sekyere is just out of range.
Andrade tries to clinch there but Sekyere circles away.
Sekyere rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sekyere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrade.
Sekyere scores with a one two! Andrade had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sekyere tries to bum rush Andrade with a series of wild strikes but Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joey Sekyere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sekyere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sekyere fails to land with a series of punches.
Sekyere fails to land with a series of punches.
Sekyere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joey Sekyere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekyere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joey Sekyere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade throws a right hand that Sekyere ducks under and follows up with a left that Sekyere also avoids with ease.
Sekyere needs to keep his hands up - Andrade had a free shot at his head there.
Andrade connects with a crisp jab.
Andrade scores with a decent looking hook.
Sekyere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrade.
Sekyere moves out of range as Andrade strikes.
Sekyere catches Andrade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andrade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sekyere circles away quickly and effectively.
Sekyere takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andrade misses with a hook. Sekyere ducked under it nicely.
Andrade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrade misses the body punch
and Sekyere counters with a three punch combo that has Andrade backing up. Andrade nods at Sekyere to acknowledge the strikes.
Sekyere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekyere works the jab nicely.
Andrade swings for the body but Sekyere moves out of range.
Andrade throws a hook but Sekyere avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andrade avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Sekyere misses.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sekyere was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Sekyere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrade.
Andrade shoots in looking for a takedown but Sekyere manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andrade's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekyere throws a series of punches but Andrade avoids them all with ease.
Sekyere takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body punch from Andrade.
Sekyere tries to bum rush Andrade with a series of wild strikes but Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sekyere keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Sekyere.
Good exchange - Andrade coming out on top.
Good exchange - Andrade coming out on top.
Sekyere throws a right hand that Andrade ducks under and follows up with a left that Andrade also avoids with ease.
Sekyere misses with a hook. Andrade ducked under it nicely.
Sekyere throws a series of punches but Andrade moves out of range.
Sekyere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade scores with a shot to the side of Sekyere's head.
Sekyere being controlled against the cage.
Andrade lands with a right to the head.
Andrade lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Andrade.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sekyere wants to break free but Andrade has control.
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!
Andrade lands a nice uppercut.
Joey Sekyere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrade pushes Sekyere back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adriano Cassimiro Andrade.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andrade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Cassimiro Andrade!
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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