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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bosede Adwamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adwamba comes to the cage accompanied by Execution Style. Haloti Gnata told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosede Adwamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haloti Gnata!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adwamba tries to clinch up.
Adwamba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adwamba moves in looking to clinch but Gnata pushes him off.
Adwamba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gnata.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adwamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gnata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adwamba manages to avoid it.
Gnata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adwamba.
Adwamba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gnata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adwamba clinches with his opponent.
Adwamba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gnata blocks an elbow strike from Adwamba.
Adwamba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adwamba has Gnata pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gnata manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gnata misses with a body punch.
Gnata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gnata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gnata trying to stall but Adwamba improves his position.
Adwamba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gnata can't find room to land a body shot as Adwamba controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gnata.
Adwamba scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adwamba.
Gnata misses with some punches.
Adwamba blocks a body shot from Gnata.
Gnata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adwamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adwamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gnata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gnata moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adwamba fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Adwamba misses.
Gnata lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adwamba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gnata.
Gnata throws a head kick that misses.
Gnata thows a body shot but no joy.
Adwamba tries to clinch but Gnata is having none of it.
Adwamba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnata swats away the attempt to clinch by Adwamba.
Adwamba stalks Gnata and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gnata's face. Gnata staggers backwards, shaken.
Adwamba tries to clinch there but Gnata circles away.
Gnata circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gnata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gnata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adwamba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gnata connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adwamba scrambles back to his feet.
Adwamba is rocked!
Gnata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gnata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adwamba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adwamba moves in looking to clinch but Gnata pushes him off.
Gnata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adwamba counters with a two punch combo.
Gnata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adwamba tries to clinch there but Gnata circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gnata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Adwamba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gnata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adwamba.
Adwamba seems to have got his legs back now.
Gnata throws a lazy head kick
and Adwamba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adwamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adwamba doesn't manage to clinch there - Gnata circles away.
Adwamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gnata throws an off balance right hand
and Adwamba moves into the clinch.
Adwamba prevents a body shot from Gnata.
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!
Gnata tries to work over Adwamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gnata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gnata breaks the clinch.
Gnata throws a shot from downtown. Adwamba moves away and avoids it.
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch but Gnata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gnata throws a hook but Adwamba avoids it easily.
Gnata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adwamba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adwamba.
Adwamba wants to clinch.
Gnata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gnata steps into range and cracks Adwamba with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Adwamba flops backwards and Gnata dives into his guard looking to finish!
Gnata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gnata slips nicely into half guard.
Gnata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adwamba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gnata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haloti Gnata dominated that round.
That's time! Adwamba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adwamba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gnata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adwamba dodges the punch combination from Gnata.
Adwamba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gnata counters with a series of strikes. Adwamba will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Bosede Adwamba has been cut.
Gnata swats away the attempt to clinch by Adwamba.
Adwamba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gnata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gnata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adwamba moves in looking to clinch but Gnata pushes him off.
Gnata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adwamba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice combo by Gnata! Oh, that's hurt him - Adwamba falls to the canvas and Gnata follows him into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adwamba can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Gnata crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gnata is looking to take a break and control but Adwamba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnata looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adwamba is avoiding damage well.
Adwamba is trying to escape the position but Gnata is controlling the position.
Adwamba is looking to reverse the position.
Adwamba struggling a bit here.
Gnata laying and praying for a moment but Adwamba takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gnata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba wants to get back to his feet.
Gnata looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gnata thows a huge punch but Adwamba dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gnata in particular looking to stall.
Adwamba trying to control but Gnata postures up.
Gnata is trying to control. Adwamba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gnata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gnata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gnata.
Gnata is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gnata is looking to take a break and control but Adwamba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Haloti Gnata has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gnata sizes up Adwamba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gnata looks to land a combination but Adwamba avoids it well.
Haloti Gnata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gnata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adwamba drives through and clinches with Gnata against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gnata breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haloti Gnata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bosede Adwamba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adwamba tries to clinch but Gnata moves out of range.
Adwamba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adwamba blocks a jab.
Adwamba tries to clinch there but Gnata circles away.
Gnata lands a left and a right that sends Adwamba crashing to the canvas! Gnata dives into mount looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gnata content just to control the position here.
Gnata unloads with some shots from mount but Adwamba bucks and avoids them well.
Gnata throwing strikes here but Adwamba is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Adwamba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gnata throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Adwamba because Gnata loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnata with the ground and pound from mount.
Gnata throws some wild stikes that Adwamba manages to avoid easily.
Gnata misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Adwamba holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gnata tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gnata thowing shots but they're missing.
Gnata throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnata thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Adwamba wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gnata.
Gnata unloads with some shots from mount but Adwamba bucks and avoids them well.
Adwamba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gnata on the ground.
Gnata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adwamba is looking to escape.
Gnata throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gnata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gnata looking to control but Adwamba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gnata unloads with some shots from mount but Adwamba bucks and avoids them well.
Gnata tries to control but Adwamba wriggling away.
Haloti Gnata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Gnata there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gnata thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Adwamba holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gnata tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gnata thowing shots but they're missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gnata throws some wild stikes that Adwamba manages to avoid easily.
Bosede Adwamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haloti Gnata is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gnata fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gnata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adwamba is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gnata is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haloti Gnata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gnata winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haloti Gnata!
In his post fight interview, Haloti Gnata started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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