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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sekyere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekyere comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Juicy-Biggy Smalls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joseph Sekyere is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Adams!
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, Joseph Sekyere!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekyere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sekyere throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Sekyere tries to land a front kick but Adams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sekyere gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sekyere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sekyere will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sekyere wants to land a leg kick but Adams is out of range.
Adams lands with a kick to the temple. Sekyere shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sekyere closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Sekyere shoots in looking for a takedown but Adams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sekyere's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chris Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Sekyere.
Sekyere drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adams is looking to stand up but Sekyere isn't so interested in that idea.
Sekyere landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekyere being controlled here momentarily.
Sekyere working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Sekyere stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Sekyere stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sekyere throws a leg kick
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams scores a takedown into full mount!
Adams tries to control but Sekyere wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to ground and pound but Sekyere is blocking nicely.
Adams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adams tries to control but Sekyere wriggling away.
Adams throws a sloppy strike and Sekyere uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Sekyere has ended up in Adams's guard.
Adams trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to stand up but Sekyere isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sekyere working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams wants to stand but Sekyere is controlling the position.
Adams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sekyere should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Adams pulls Sekyere in close to prevent any damage.
Sekyere throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.
Sekyere stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Sekyere gets to his feet - Adams follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sekyere throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sekyere shoots in and drives through. Adams sprawls well.
Sekyere looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sekyere shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph Sekyere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sekyere has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sekyere sprawls well initially but Adams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Adams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Adams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams misses with a kick to the body.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sekyere on his heels. He'll look to pass Sekyere's guard now, I'm sure.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adams tries to stand but Sekyere is controlling from the bottom.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Sekyere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Adams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sekyere can pounce on him.
Sekyere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sekyere misses with a low kick.
Sekyere fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adams avoids it really well and circles away.
Adams moves into the clinch.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Sekyere is blocking nicely.
Sekyere throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sekyere in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sekyere defends well.
Adams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams is working an open guard so Sekyere takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sekyere looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Sekyere persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sekyere.
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 closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adams lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekyere pushes Adams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams throws a head kick but Sekyere moves out of range.
Adams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams pulls Sekyere into guard.
Adams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sekyere.
Sekyere with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sekyere working some strikes from top position.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sekyere on the ground.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Sekyere is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sekyere connects with a couple of short punches.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Sekyere is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sekyere postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Adams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sekyere fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sekyere blocks a head kick by Adams.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Sekyere dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams looking to score a takedown here. Sekyere is defending well but Adams drives through and ends up in Sekyere's guard.
Sekyere is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adams is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Adams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Adams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sekyere feints a jab promting Adams to slip. Sekyere then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Adams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sekyere on his heels. He'll look to pass Sekyere's guard now, I'm sure.
Chris Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Sekyere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sekyere has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Adams just wasn't active enough.
No luck for Sekyere with that takedown attempt.
Sekyere fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams closes the distance and pushes Sekyere back into the cage.
Adams wants to break free but Sekyere has control.
Adams has clasped his hands together around Sekyere's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams wants to stand but Sekyere is controlling his arm.
Sekyere wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sekyere keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Adams.
Adams rushes Sekyere and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adams wants the takedown. Sekyere is fighting it off but Adams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sekyere's guard against the cage.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chris Adams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Adams clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sekyere using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sekyere tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sekyere with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sekyere can't fight it off and eventually Adams manages to take the fight to the floor. Sekyere looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sekyere keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Adams.
Sekyere misses with a takedown attempt - Adams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Adams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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