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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Adamson (ranked 4896 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Clair (ranked 6527 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Adamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Clair!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clair ducks under a wild hook from Adamson.
Clair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Adamson to counter with a crisp jab.
Adamson lands a nice shot to the body.
Clair is looking to clinch but Adamson is avoiding it.
Adamson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clair finds it's way round the side to connect with Adamson's head.
Clair is looking to clinch.
Adamson throws a nice looking combination but Clair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adamson finds it's way round the side to connect with Clair's head.
Adamson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clair's head backwards.
Adamson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clair misses with a wild combination.
Clair connects with a leg kick. Adamson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Adamson misses the target.
Clair misses with a head kick.
Adamson lands a nice shot to the body.
Clair is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Adamson throws a hook but Clair avoids it easily.
Adamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adamson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamson throws a hook to the side of Clair's head but Clair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clair misses with a two punch combination.
Adamson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clair wants to clinch up but Adamson keeps it at a distance.
Clair tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ethan Clair has been cut.
Adamson throws a jab when Clair was well out of range.
Clair tries to clinch but Adamson is having none of it.
Adamson tests Clair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adamson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clair throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Adamson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clair closes the distance but Adamson moves to the side
and Adamson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clair doesn't manage to clinch there - Adamson circles away.
Clair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Adamson does no damage.
Clair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adamson thuds a left hand into Clair's body.
Clair defending well as Adamson loads up on a big left hand.
Adamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Clair.
Adamson with a hook.
Clair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adamson.
Adamson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adamson looks to land a right hand but Clair moved out of range.
Clair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Adamson misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clair throws a series of strikes that have Adamson backpedaling.
Adamson misses with a straight left.
Clair moves out of range as Adamson strikes.
Clair shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adamson thuds his right hand into Clair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adamson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clair moves away from the strike by Adamson.
Clair with the counter takedown but Adamson avoids it easily.
Clair looks to land a combination but Adamson avoids it well.
Adamson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clair.
Clair tries to clinch but Adamson moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clair.
Clair tries to clinch but Adamson moves away
and Adamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adamson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adamson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adamson misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamson misses with an uppercut. Clair saw that one coming.
Clair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adamson.
Clair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adamson throws out the jab.
Adamson misses with a looping left.
Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clair defending well as Adamson loads up on a big left hand.
Adamson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Clair does no damage.
Clair scores with a sloppy right hand. Adamson should have avoided that one.
Clair tries to clinch up.
Clair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clair tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adamson throws out a loose jab but Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamson cracks Clair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clair throws an off balance right hand
and Adamson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Adamson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Clair'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.
Clair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clair tries to clinch but Adamson is having none of it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Clair might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Adamson has got the better of the exchanges.
Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adamson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adamson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clair closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adamson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clair is looking to clinch but Adamson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adamson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clair.
Jason Adamson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Adamson.
Clair avoids the body shot from Adamson.
Adamson ducks right into an uppercut from Clair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clair doesn't manage to clinch there - Adamson circles away.
Clair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adamson.
Clair is looking to clinch but Adamson is avoiding it.
Clair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adamson misses with an uppercut.
Adamson lands an overhand right.
Adamson misses with a hook.
Adamson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clair tries to clinch but Adamson is having none of it.
Clair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ethan Clair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clair tries to clinch up
and Adamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adamson misses with a hook. Clair ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Adamson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clair listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adamson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamson misses the target.
Clair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adamson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clair, right into the meat.
Adamson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Adamson misses.
Clair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clair lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clair has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adamson scores with a decent looking hook.
Adamson looks to throw the jab but Clair is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Clair.
Adamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Clair.
Adamson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clair tries to clinch there but Adamson circles away.
Clair lands the left hand.
Clair tries to clinch up
and Adamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clair!
Clair wants to clinch up but Adamson keeps it at a distance.
Adamson looks to throw the jab but Clair is out of range.
Clair changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adamson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clair can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Clair.
Clair misses with a wild body shot.
Adamson throws a jab when Clair was well out of range.
Adamson misses with a wild combination.
Clair moves to clinch but Adamson breaks away
and Adamson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adamson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clair's head.
Clair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adamson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clair is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adamson with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Clair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clair fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Adamson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Clair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Adamson throws a shot from downtown. Clair moves away and avoids it.
Adamson connects with a jab.
Adamson throws a series of punches but Clair moves out of range.
Clair looks to clinch
and Adamson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adamson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clair lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Adamson jabs at Clair's body.
Clair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adamson manages to avoid it.
Adamson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adamson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clair wants to clinch up but Adamson keeps it at a distance.
Adamson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clair was well out of range. Poor timing from Adamson.
Adamson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clair.
Clair moves out of range as Adamson strikes.
Adamson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Adamson. That snapped Clair's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adamson throws out the jab.
Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adamson counters with a nice uppercut.
Clair wants to clinch up but Adamson keeps it at a distance.
Adamson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clair counters with a one-two to the body.
Clair is looking to clinch.
Clair slips under a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clair - that will leave a mark!
Adamson connects with a body shot.
Clair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adamson circles away quickly and effectively.
Adamson lands with a straight right. Clair didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clair tries to clinch but Adamson moves out of range.
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!
Clair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clair slips a jab from Adamson.
Adamson scores with a body shot.
Adamson misses with an uppercut.
Clair is looking to slow Adamson down with leg kicks.
Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adamson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adamson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adamson misses with a wild combination.
Clair throws a series of punches but Adamson avoids them all with ease.
Adamson missing with a left hand there. Clair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Clair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clair slips a straight right by Adamson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamson fails to land with a series of punches.
Clair tries to clinch
and Adamson counters with a straight right hand.
Clair closes the distance and pushes Adamson back into the cage.
Adamson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clair wants to stall.
Jason Adamson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clair just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adamson's brow.
Clair tries to pull guard but Adamson holds him up against the cage and eventually Clair drops back down to his feet.
Adamson blocks a body shot from Clair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clair takes a shot to the head.
Clair is trying to pull guard but Adamson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clair blocking some punches.
Clair can't get the takedown.
Ethan Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Adamson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Clair.
Clair stalling in the clinch but Adamson improves position.
Adamson blocks an elbow strike from Clair.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Adamson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adamson, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Adamson!
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