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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Adonay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreflo Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 cm
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170 lbs
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190 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Adonay! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kreflo Dollar! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dollar tries to clinch up and Adonay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Adonay closes the distance and clinches. Dollar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adonay's efforts to push away. Adonay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Adonay jumps guard but Dollar stands there with Adonay around his waist. Adonay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adonay dodges an elbow strike from Dollar.
Adonay wants to get back to striking at distance but Dollar won't allow it.
Adonay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dollar looks to clinch and Adonay counters by clinching up. Dollar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adonay slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adonay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dollar walks away with a smile on his face. Adonay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Adonay has Dollar up against the cage in a clinch.
Adonay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Adonay shoots for a takedown but Dollar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Adonay. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dollar tries to clinch but Adonay moves away and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Adonay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Adonay closes the distance and pushes Dollar back into the cage. Dollar blocks a body shot from Adonay. Dollar misses with an elbow strike.
Dollar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Adonay lands a hook that snaps the head of Dollar backwards. Adonay has Dollar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dollar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Dollar lands with a short shot to the head. Dollar pushes off an throws an elbow but Adonay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Adonay breaks the clinch.
Adonay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dollar closes the distance and clinches. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Adonay is trying to pull guard but Dollar has him pressed against the cage. Dollar is defending well against a takedown attempt. Adonay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dollar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adonay swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dollar closes the distance looking to clinch and Adonay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Dollar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adonay avoids it. Adonay dodges an elbow strike from Dollar.
Dollar misses with a punch to the body.
Adonay is trying to stall.
Dollar lands an elbow just above Adonay 's eye. Dollar throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dollar throws an elbow that misses.
Dollar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adonay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dollar just stands there and leans against the cage. Adonay is breathing heavily. Dollar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adonay avoiding damage as Dollar throws knees to the body.
Dollar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dollar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adonay's defenses. Dollar slowing the pace effectively. Adonay avoiding damage as Dollar throws knees to the body.
Dollar lands an uppercut. Dollar tries to land a knee to the head but Adonay blocks with his arms.
Adonay dodges an elbow strike from Dollar.
Dollar misses with a body punch.
Adonay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dollar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adonay's brow. Adonay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Adonay circles away from the clinch attempt and Adonay counters with a slapping leg kick. Kreflo Dollar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dollar wants to clinch and Adonay counters with a flying knee. Nice. A slapping body kick lands there for Adonay. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Adonay lands a jab-cross combination. Dollar tries to clinch up and Adonay counters with a low kick, right behind Dollar 's knee. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dollar tries to clinch up and Adonay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Victor Adonay will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dollar closes the distance but Adonay moves to the side and Adonay counters with a nice body kick.
Adonay clinches up against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Adonay's face as he tries to break the clinch. Adonay jumps guard but Dollar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Dollar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adonay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Adonay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dollar pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Adonay. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dollar moves to clinch but Adonay breaks away and Adonay counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Adonay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Adonay is pushing Dollar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dollar swings wildly with an uppercut but Adonay uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dollar tries to land a knee to the head but Adonay blocks with his arms.
A short right from Dollar. Adonay is trying to pull guard but Dollar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Adonay blocks an elbow strike from Dollar.
Dollar lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Adonay prevents a body shot from Dollar. Dollar misses with an elbow strike.
Dollar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dollar tries to land knees in the clinch but Adonay avoids the damage to the body. Dollar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dollar. Adonay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dollar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adonay's brow. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dollar obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dollar misses with a knee to the head. Kreflo Dollar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Dollar crunches a lovely knee into Adonay's ribcage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Adonay takes an elbow to the forehead. Adonay dodges an elbow strike from Dollar.
Dollar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dollar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dollar. Adonay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dollar pulls him back up using the underhooks. Dollar lands a damaging elbow. Adonay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adonay avoids the elbow strike from Dollar, against the cage.
Adonay is trying to pull guard but Dollar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Adonay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dollar pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adonay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Dollar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adonay swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dollar tries to clinch but fails miserably and Adonay counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Dollar tries to clinch up. Dollar closes the distance looking to clinch and Adonay counters with a nice uppercut. Dollar moves to clinch but Adonay breaks away and Adonay counters with a two punch combo. Dollar tries to clinch but fails miserably and Adonay counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dollar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adonay closes the distance and clinches. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Dollar misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Adonay.
Adonay blocks an uppercut.
Adonay tries to pull guard but Dollar holds him up against the cage and eventually Adonay drops back down to his feet.
Dollar pushes off an throws an elbow but Adonay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Adonay pulls Dollar into guard.
Adonay pulls Dollar in to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kreflo Dollar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adonay shoots in but no luck this time. Adonay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dollar is fending him off so far but Adonay persists. Nope, Dollar circles away and we're back to standing. Dollar rushes Adonay and presses him up against the cage. Adonay takes an elbow to the temple. Dollar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dollar lands an uppercut. Adonay pulls Dollar into guard.
Dollar wants to stand but Adonay has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Dollar stands and steps away. Adonay gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Adonay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Adonay shoots in and drives through. Dollar sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Adonay. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dollar tries to clinch and Adonay counters with a series of strikes. Dollar will be more careful next time no doubt. Dollar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adonay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Adonay gets a clinch. Dollar lands an elbow inside. Adonay takes an elbow to the forehead. Dollar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Dollar has a couple of punches blocked by Adonay.
Adonay blocks an elbow strike from Dollar.
Dollar tries to land a knee to the head but Adonay blocks with his arms.
Adonay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dollar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adonay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Dollar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dollar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adonay's elbow. Dollar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adonay is defending well for now. Adonay wants to take the fight to the mat but Dollar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Adonay can't get the takedown.
Adonay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Adonay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dollar looking to throw knees to the head but Adonay is blocking nicely.
Adonay is trying to pull guard but Dollar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dollar landing knees to the body.
Dollar lands an elbow just above Adonay 's eye. Adonay leaning against his opponent.
Dollar gets underhooks to prevent Adonay's takedown attempt.
Dollar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dollar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Dollar is defending well against a takedown attempt. A body shot lands from Adonay.
Adonay is trying to pull guard but Dollar has him pressed against the cage. Dollar tries a knee to the head but Adonay blocks it.
Adonay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dollar throws an elbow but misses. Adonay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Adonay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Dollar tries to clinch up letting Adonay counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dollar is looking to clinch. Adonay dives in and grabs Dollar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dollar pushes down on Adonay's head and hops out. Adonay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Dollar closes the distance but Adonay moves to the side and Adonay moves into the clinch. A knee to the head by Adonay.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dollar throws an elbow but misses. Adonay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dollar just stands there and leans against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dollar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dollar taking a breather. Adonay lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Kreflo Dollar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Dollar 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kreflo Dollar!
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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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