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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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179 cm
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174 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite 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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Adams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Mack! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mack checks a low kick from Adams. Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Alvin Mack has been cut. Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch. Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mack looks to throw an elbow but misses. Mack tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mack just stands there and leans against the cage. Mack missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Adams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses. Mack looks to throw an elbow but misses. Mack misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mack. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adams's brow. Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mack lands a damaging elbow. Mack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mack throws an elbow but it misses.
Mack lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Gary Adams has been cut. Mack misses with a knee strike.
Mack looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses. Adams blocks the elbow strike.
Mack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mack scores with a knee to the head.
Mack looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mack smiles and moves away.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mack as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mack tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mack is looking to clinch. Adams throws a right hand that Mack ducks under and follows up with a left that Mack also avoids with ease. Mack is looking to clinch. Mack clinches up against the cage. 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 avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Mack looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
Mack working Adams over with knees to the body. Mack lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment. Mack misses with an elbow strike.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it. Mack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Adams takes an elbow to the forehead. Mack misses with a knee to the head. Mack missing with knees to the body.
Adams tries to circle away but Mack has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams decides to pull guard. Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mack tries to stand but Adams is controlling from the bottom. Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mack manages to get himself to full guard.
Mack wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him. Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Adams won't allow Mack to get back to his feet. Adams working some strikes from top position. Mack 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. Adams trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom. 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 pushes down on Mack's leg and manages to get into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Adams working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Adams wants to free his trapped foot but Mack is holding on for dear life with his legs. Adams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Still in half guard, Adams seems content to control. Adams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Adams scoring with strikes to the body and head. Adams controlling the action here. Adams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Adams landing shots from mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Mack dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mack tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it. Adams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Mack moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off. Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A counter left hand to the body from Adams misses its target. Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Alvin Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mack tries to clinch up. Adams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Mack unleashes a big counter combination but Adams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Mack tries to clinch up. Mack tries to clinch but Adams moves away and Adams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mack won't be happy with that. Gary Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Adams working the head and body with strikes. Adams working the ground and pound. Adams lands a nice forearm strike. Adams in side control, just content to control the action for now. Adams trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams grinds an elbow into Mack's temple. The ground and pound from Adams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Mack 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. Mack is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Adams in side control, throwing shots but Mack defends. Adams scores with punches from side control. Adams scores with a couple of short elbows. Mack is pushing Adams's head away, looking to escape. Adams manages to hold on to the position though. Mack taking punishment in the form of punches.
Adams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Adams passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mack!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mack is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Adams wants to control the pace but Mack is squirming around nicely. Mack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Mack is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action. Adams is really struggling to control Mack but he's trying to hold on to the position. Adams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Adams has control of Mack's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mack regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mack can do to turn this around? The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Adams is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Adams extends the arm and Mack is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Adams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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