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Event:
BWMMA 8 135 Tourny
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Adam stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adam misses with a straight left.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Fermi is just out of range.
Jab from Fermi.#CUT#It looks like Samuel Adam has been cut.
Fermi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fermi staying out of range there.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fermi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fermi throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
Adam misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fermi counter with a right hand. #KD#
Fermi cracks Adam with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Adam looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fermi finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fermi throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
Fermi slips under a jab.
As Adam looks to move away, Fermi throws a big counter combo but Adam just gets out of the way.
Fermi just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Adam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fermi misses with a hook
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Fermi's head coaches at Monkey Magic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Adam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fermi is looking for a counter combo.
Adam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adam looks winded!
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fermi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fermi.
Adam drops his hands momentarily. Fermi doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Adam staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Adam doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enrico Fermi!
Enrico Fermi retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Enrico Fermi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Big Wave Big Man Tournament Fi
Date: Jun 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Robertson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robertson in his tracks. #KD2#
Adam lands a big right hand that sends Robertson crashing to the mat! Adam stays standing though and waves Robertson back to his feet!#ROC2#Robertson is rocked!
Robertson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robertson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Adam gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Adam!
Our winner, Samuel Adam, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Big Wave Big Man Tournament R1
Date: Apr 30, 2022 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Madison instigates a clinch.
Adam trying to control the position but instead, Madison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adam into the cage.
Adam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madison throws a punch but it's blocked by Adam. #BC#
Madison manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Madison has Adam up against the cage in a clinch.
Madison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adam smiles and moves away.
Madison wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Adam. That snapped Madison's head back.
Madison wants to clinch up but Adam keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Adam lands a slapping body shot.
#CL#
Madison rushes Adam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam wants to stall.
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Madison uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adam swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Madison clinches up with Adam and pushes him back against the cage.
Madison scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Madison moves into range and clinches up with Adam.
Madison misses with some punches.
Madison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Madison throws a head punch that misses.
Adam is trying to stall.
#T2#
A short right from Adam.
Madison lands a hook that snaps the head of Adam backwards. #CUT#It looks like Samuel Adam has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison pushes Adam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madison lands a right hand.
A short right from Adam on the inside.
Adam lands a left hand.
Adam misses with the head strike.
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Madison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam takes a shot to the head.
Adam has a couple of punches blocked by Madison.
Madison working aggressively here.
Madison lands a shoulder strike.
Adam pushes Madison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madison has been working on his balance at Tappelukerho, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Adam.
A short right from Adam.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adam.
Madison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adam fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adam.
Madison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Madison misses with the head strike.
#T3##TD#
Madison pulls guard successfully.
Adam is fighting to break Madison's control of his arms but Madison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Madison working for a triangle but Adam defends it easily.
Madison is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Madison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Still in half guard, Madison seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madison is thwarting Adam's attempts to control the position.
Madison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilt Madison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Adam's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Adam scores with a nice right hand.
Adam scores with a nice strike.
Adam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilt Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilt Madison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adam.
Adam has a couple of punches blocked by Madison.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison prevents a body shot from Adam.
Adam throws a head punch that misses.
Adam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adam scores with a shoulder strike. #TD#
Madison jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison looking for a sweep. Not yet Madison, not yet.
Madison is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Madison pulls Adam in close to prevent any damage.
Madison 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.
Madison is controlling Adam's posture.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left lands for Adam.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#CL2#
Adam darts in and clinches Madison up against the cage.
Adam throws a punch but it's blocked by Madison.
Adam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madison blocks an uppercut.
#TD#
Madison manages to pull guard.
Madison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adam is one step ahead there.
Madison seems keen to control Adam's posture.
Madison wants to sweep here but Adam controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Adam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Madison is controlling Adam's posture.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Madison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madison has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Madison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adam.
Adam blocking some punches.
Madison working aggressively here.
Adam has a couple of punches blocked by Madison.
Madison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Madison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Madison blocking some punches.
#BC#
Madison breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Madison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adam digs a right hand into Madison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Madison's gas tank.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Adam circles away.
Madison is looking to clinch but Adam is avoiding it.
Madison fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wilt Madison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Adam's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Adam misses with a series of wild punches.
Adam swats away the attempt to clinch by Madison.
Madison tries to clinch but Adam moves out of range.
Adam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Adam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Madison on the inside.
Adam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madison swings wildly with an uppercut but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madison. #BC#
Madison manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adam is leaning against Madison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#TD#
Madison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Madison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T1#
Madison pulls Adam in close to his closed guard and prevents Adam from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madison wants to sweep but no luck.
Madison is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adam not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Madison has Adam pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Madison tries to clinch there but Adam circles away.
Adam keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Adam closes the distance and clinches.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Madison.
Adam struggles to land a body shot inside as Madison controls his hands.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madison's elbow.
Madison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adam trying to stall but Madison improves his position.
Madison lands an uppercut.
Adam misses with the head strike.
Madison swings wildly with an uppercut but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam tries to throw a body punch but Madison avoids it by throwing Adam back against the cage. #T3##BC#
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madison is looking to clinch.
Adam swats away the attempt to clinch by Madison.
Madison tries to clinch but Adam is having none of it. #CL2#
Adam moves into the clinch.
Wilt Madison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adam working aggressively here.
Adam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison lands a hook that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Madison blocks a body shot from Adam.
Madison misses with some punches.
#BC#
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison tries to clinch but Adam moves out of range.
Adam steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madison.
Madison wants to clinch up but Adam keeps it at a distance.
Madison closes the distance but Adam moves to the side
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Madison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Madison has time to react.#CL2#
Adam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madison, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Madison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam throws a punch but it's blocked by Madison.
Adam misses with a body punch.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adam throws a punch but it's blocked by Madison. #BC#
Madison breaks the clinch.
Madison wants to clinch
and Adam counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL2#
Adam has managed to clinch.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samuel Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Adam gets tackled into the cage by Madison. Madison maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Adam.
I think Madison 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilt Madison! |
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