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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Maximov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrance Adams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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30
265 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
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272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrance Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams wants to slow Maximov down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Oleg Maximov has been cut.
Maximov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Maximov moved out of range nicely.
Maximov throws a combination that misses
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams lands a glancing blow to the side of Maximov's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maximov.
Lawrance Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximov throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Maximov misses.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Maximov's head but Maximov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Maximov avoids the head kick by Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands with a straight right. Maximov didn't see that one coming.
Maximov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams throws a shot from downtown. Maximov moves away and avoids it.
Maximov misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Maximov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams lands a jab.
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Maximov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams scores with a sloppy right hand. Maximov should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Maximov.
Adams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maximov lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Adams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Lawrance Adams has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams throws a body punch but Maximov moves out of range.
Adams takes a swing at Maximov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximov misses with a series of wild punches.
Maximov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maximov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maximov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Maximov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maximov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maximov misses with a series of wild punches.
Maximov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Maximov.
Maximov sizes up Adams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a hook but Maximov avoids it easily.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maximov.
Maximov throws a head kick that Adams semi-blocks.
Maximov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maximov defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Maximov misses with a few strikes there.
Maximov scores with a body shot.
Maximov moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Adams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maximov ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams throws a series of punches but Maximov avoids them all with ease.
Maximov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximov misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Maximov lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.
Adams looks to land a combination but Maximov avoids it well.
Maximov moves away from the strike by Adams.
No joy there for Maximov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maximov's head.
Maximov slips a straight right by Adams.
Maximov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Adams.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Maximov moved out of range nicely.
Maximov moves away from the strike by Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oleg Maximov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maximov ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Maximov misses with a wild combination.
Maximov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adams throws a series of punches but Maximov moves out of range.
Maximov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Adams if he has to take too many more of those.
Maximov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maximov on the side of the head.
Adams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maximov counters with an inside leg kick.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Maximov misses with a wild combination.
Adams throws a low kick but Maximov moves out of range easily.
Maximov slips a jab from Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maximov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Adams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oleg Maximov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrance Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams misses with a combination
and Maximov counters with a series of strikes. Adams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maximov throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Maximov.
Maximov staying out of range there.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Maximov.
Adams with a hook.
Maximov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adams rather than just go for the knockout.
Maximov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adams throws a right hand that Maximov ducks under and follows up with a left that Maximov also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Maximov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maximov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Maximov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maximov.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maximov.
Maximov clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maximov.
Maximov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maximov crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.
Maximov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Maximov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Maximov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams misses with a knee strike.
Maximov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Maximov.
Maximov misses with an elbow strike.
Adams being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maximov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maximov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximov lands a nice knee to the body.
Maximov scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maximov.
Maximov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximov lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oleg Maximov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maximov is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Maximov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maximov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Maximov scores with a jab to the body.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maximov counters with a right hand to the body.
Maximov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maximov is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Maximov - that landed with a thud.
Maximov breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maximov scores with a body shot.
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 takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maximov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adams back to the cage. Maximov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maximov. That's going to slow Adams down.
Maximov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maximov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maximov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maximov has Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Maximov landing knees to the body.
Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maximov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maximov throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Maximov swinging wildly here.
Maximov ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maximov.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Maximov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maximov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maximov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Maximov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maximov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Maximov counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Adams! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Maximov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Maximov!
Post fight, Oleg Maximov took to the microphone: 'Yes'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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