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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Permitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the ring accompanied by Rihanna - So Hard. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 cm
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187 lbs
15 - 22 - 2 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Permitis! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A punch combination from Adams misses. Permitis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Adams misses with the combination.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt. Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing. Permitis feints the counter takedown. Permitis misses with a takedown and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Adams throws a poor cross that misses
and Permitis counters with a shoot takedown. Adams fights it but they end up in guard. Adams keeping moving, preventing Permitis from controlling successfully. Permitis won't allow Adams to sweep him here. Adams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Permitis's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams wants to control from the top but Permitis keeps moving. Permitis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Adams looking to sit in guard and control but Permitis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Permitis stands and throws Adams's legs to the side, diving into side control. Permitis working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Permitis working the strikes but Adams uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Permitis is looking for a kimura here.
Permitis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Permitis is working for a submission of some sort.
Permitis throws a strike but Adams avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Adams wants to sweep but no luck. Permitis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Permitis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Permitis is looking to pass into half guard but Adams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Adams is in guard. Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Adams postures up in Permitis's guard and throws a big left but Permitis blocks it. Adams scoring with punches to the head and body. Adams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Adams throws a big elbow that misses. Permitis looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.
Permitis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Adams trying to control but Permitis is working from the bottom. Adams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Adams looking to sit in guard and control but Permitis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Tim Adams will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams scores with a takedown into Permitis's guard. Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Adams throwing strikes from guard but Permitis blocks nicely. Adams trying to control but Permitis is working from the bottom. Adams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Permitis works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Adams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Permitis trying to control the position.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Permitis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Permitis circles away quickly and effectively. And Permitis tries to counter it with a takedown but Adams pushes his down on his head and steps out. Tim Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Adams wants to clinch up but Permitis keeps it at a distance. Permitis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Permitis slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams has been working on his balance at Main Event Gym , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Permitis. Adams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Permitis circles away. Adams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Permitis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Permitis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Adams. Permitis stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet. Permitis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him. Adams misses with a leg kick. Permitis feints the counter takedown. Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Permitis tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Permitis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Permitis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adams defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams misses with a low kick. Permitis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adams defends it well. Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Permitis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Adams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Adams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Permitis avoids it really well and circles away. Tim Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Permitis shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Permitis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adams misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Permitis doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Francois Permitis has been cut. Adams stalks Permitis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Permitis's face. Permitis staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams swings and misses with a shot to the body and Permitis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adams won't be happy with that. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Permitis is trying to get an arm triangle but Adams is defending well. Francois Permitis has got the better of the ground game so far. Adams is trying to control Permitis's posture but Permitis avoids it. Permitis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Adams has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Permitis but great work by Adams. Adams is trying to ground and pound but Permitis uses the momentary lack of control by Adams to regain half guard. Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Adams dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Francois Permitis's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Permitis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adams stuffs the takedown. Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing. Permitis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Adams with a hook. Adams tries to bum rush Permitis with a series of wild strikes but Permitis uses good footwork to avoid the assault. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Permitis! But no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adams connects with a high kick. Permitis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. A telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target. Permitis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Permitis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Permitis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Permitis keeps the fight on the outside. Permitis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adams defends it well. Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams dives in for a single leg takedown but Permitis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes. Permitis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Adams. Adams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Permitis keeps the fight on the outside. Permitis shoots in but no luck this time. Adams tries to bum rush Permitis with a series of wild strikes but Permitis uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Adams looks to land a body kick but Permitis moved away. Permitis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Francois Permitis's cut even more. Adams misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Permitis checks a leg kick. Permitis with the counter takedown but Adams avoids it easily. A combination from Adams does no damage. Permitis with the counter takedown but Adams avoids it easily. Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Permitis tries to counter with a clinch but Adams shakes him off and moves away. Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Permitis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Permitis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Permitis slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams tries to clinch up and Permitis counters with a nice double leg into guard. Permitis trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Permitis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adams's head. Adams keeping moving, preventing Permitis from controlling successfully. Permitis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Adams taking a bit of punishment here - Permitis scoring with strikes. Permitis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Permitis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Adams rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Permitis's guard! Nice work there by Adams! A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Adams throws a strike but Permitis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Permitis postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Adams wants to stand and escape but Permitis is having none of it. Adams has momentary wrist control but Permitis slips an elbow through the middle. Permitis wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position. Permitis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Tim Adams showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Adams! After the big win, Tim Adams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Das Labor and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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