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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Goodacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jacob Goodacre enters the cage!
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191 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Goodacre!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes one on the button.
Goodacre misses with a looping left.
Goodacre throws out a leg kick but Adams moves out of range and Goodacre only half commits.
Goodacre misses with a low kick.
Adams dives in and grabs Goodacre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goodacre pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Adams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodacre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodacre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Goodacre.
Goodacre connects with a jab.
Adams darts in and clinches Goodacre up against the cage.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodacre controls his hands.
Goodacre stalling in the clinch.
Goodacre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goodacre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Goodacre scores with a hook to the body.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Adams.
Adams tries to pull guard but Goodacre holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
Adams wants to break free but Goodacre has control.
Adams blocking some punches.
Goodacre tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Goodacre back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goodacre is keeping busy.
Adams slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre misses with the head strike.
Goodacre prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Adams thows a huge punch but Goodacre dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodacre is trying to stand up here but Adams is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adams connects with a nice short shot to Goodacre's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams winds up and cracks Goodacre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goodacre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goodacre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adams trying to control but Goodacre is working from the bottom.
Adams landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goodacre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
Goodacre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goodacre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goodacre wants to stand up but Adams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goodacre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Adams wants to improve his position but Goodacre is controlling well.
Goodacre tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adams is on top in guard.
Adams stops Goodacre from standing up.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodacre wants to get back to his feet but Adams passes into half guard.
Adams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodacre is in trouble now - Adams has advanced to mount!
Adams looking for a guillotine from mount but Goodacre is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goodacre defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Adams takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodacre misses the target.
Adams pushes Goodacre up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Goodacre working aggressively here.
Adams looking for a takedown.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodacre lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodacre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to stall.
Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Goodacre wants to stall.
Goodacre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams is trying to force a seperation but Goodacre has the dominant position.
Goodacre pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodacre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Goodacre throws a head punch that misses.
Adams wants the takedown. Goodacre is fighting it off but Adams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Goodacre's guard against the cage.
Goodacre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goodacre keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodacre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goodacre keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Goodacre pulls Adams in close to prevent any damage.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodacre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because JR Adams just wasn't active enough.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodacre wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Jacob Goodacre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goodacre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goodacre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Goodacre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodacre lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre tries to stand but Adams is controlling from the bottom.
JR Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams is pulling down on Goodacre's head to control his posture.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goodacre wants to get up but he can't break Adams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodacre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goodacre has managed to get both his arms back between Adams's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams looking to control.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goodacre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goodacre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that JR Adams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams moves forwards but Goodacre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Goodacre in a clinch.
Goodacre stalls.
Goodacre is working Adams over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodacre.
Goodacre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodacre.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goodacre misses with the head strike.
Goodacre struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodacre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodacre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goodacre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goodacre swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodacre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adams wants to break free but Goodacre has control.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Goodacre gets an underhook and turns Adams into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Goodacre.
Adams is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodacre has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Goodacre gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Goodacre stalling.
Goodacre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodacre swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Goodacre stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Adams can't get the takedown.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodacre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goodacre connects with a leg kick. Adams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a jab to the body.
Goodacre drives through and clinches with Adams against the cage.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Goodacre lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Adams breaks the clinch.
Adams lands with a shot 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodacre lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Adams blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Goodacre really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Goodacre.
A big right from Adams misses.
Goodacre throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodacre.
Goodacre jabs at Adams's body.
Goodacre scores with a sloppy right hand. Adams should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Goodacre. No joy for Adams on that attempt.
Goodacre scores with a jab.
Goodacre loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Jacob Goodacre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodacre connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams gets a clinch.
Goodacre slows down the pace here.
Adams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodacre has him pressed against the cage.
Adams is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Goodacre can't fight it off and eventually Adams manages to take the fight to the floor. Goodacre looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goodacre can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adams has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Adams tries to move to mount but Goodacre blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Goodacre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goodacre is trying to get back to his feet.
Adams advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre tries to hold on but Adams postures up.
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adams prevents Goodacre from getting the reversal.
Adams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goodacre is trying desperately to improve position.
Goodacre is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodacre is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Goodacre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adams landing punches.
Goodacre is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Goodacre is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Goodacre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goodacre is looking to escape.
Adams lands with some strikes.
Goodacre felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodacre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adams wants to control the pace but Goodacre is squirming around nicely.
Adams working for a guillotine from mount but Goodacre is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams had his way with Jacob Goodacre in that round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Adams fails to land the takedown.
Goodacre misses with a low kick.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodacre manages to avoid it.
Goodacre misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams clinches.
Goodacre misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodacre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goodacre throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goodacre stalling the fight.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodacre.
Goodacre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Goodacre.
Goodacre throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodacre but Goodacre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goodacre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
JR Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams letting Goodacre take a breather here.
Goodacre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams avoiding damage.
Goodacre lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Goodacre struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodacre controls his hands.
Goodacre misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Goodacre.
Goodacre misses with the head strike.
Goodacre throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Goodacre tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Goodacre back against the cage.
Goodacre lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Goodacre has him pressed against the cage.
Goodacre tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Goodacre back against the cage.
Adams blocking some punches.
Goodacre is looking to control Adams's arms but Adams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goodacre has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodacre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodacre misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Goodacre misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adams as Goodacre tries to tie him up.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Jacob Goodacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Goodacre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... JR Adams!
JR Adams retains his middleweight title!
JR Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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