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Event:
UCF 78: Leonardo v Soprano
Date: Oct 26, 2024 |
#R1# Adeyemi slaps away a takedown attempt from Bergman, before circling back to the center of the mat. Bergman feints a jab promting Adeyemi to slip. Bergman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adeyemi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Ayinde Adeyemi has been cut. Adeyemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adeyemi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bergman throws a series of punches but Adeyemi moves out of range. Bergman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adeyemi defends it nicely. Adeyemi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bergman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adeyemi stuns Bergman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Adeyemi throws a big shot that misses. Bergman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adeyemi defends it well. Bergman shoots in for a takedown but Adeyemi shows good takedown defense. Ayinde Adeyemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Bergman. Bergman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1# Bergman misses with a lunging right hand
and Adeyemi counters with a straight right hand.#CL# Adeyemi closes the distance and clinches. Adeyemi lands a hook to the side of the head. Adeyemi has Bergman pressed against the cage.
Adeyemi lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bergman throws a punch but it's blocked by Adeyemi. Bergman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Adeyemi scores with a shot to the side of Bergman's head. Bergman misses with some punches.
Adeyemi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Bergman's face as he tries to break the clinch. Knees to the body from Adeyemi.
Bergman tries to break free but Adeyemi pushes him back against the cage. Bergman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adeyemi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bergman being controlled against the cage. Adeyemi blocking some punches.
#T2# Adeyemi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bergman's efforts to push away. Adeyemi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bergman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2# Bergman manages to break the clinch.
Bergman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adeyemi circles away quickly and effectively. Adeyemi tries to counter by clinching up but Bergman breaks away and moves out of range. Bergman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adeyemi. A telegraphed right hand from Adeyemi misses the target. Bergman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Bergman shoots in but no luck this time. Adeyemi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Bergman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Adeyemi slips under a jab. Adeyemi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Bergman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adeyemi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bergman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bergman misses with a looping left. Bergman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Adeyemi throws out a loose jab but Bergman uses good head movement to avoid it. Bergman with the counter takedown but Adeyemi avoids it easily.#T3# Bergman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adeyemi sees it coming and avoids it easily. Adeyemi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Adeyemi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bergman fails with the takedown. Nice shot by Adeyemi. Bergman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adeyemi.
Adeyemi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Adeyemi lands with a hook. Bergman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Bergman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adeyemi defends well and Bergman ends up having to push Adeyemi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Adeyemi tests Bergman's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#Bergman is rocked! Bergman walks straight into a right hand from Adeyemi - that's dropped him! Adeyemi jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bergman from any more punishment! Bergman complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ayinde Adeyemi! A victorious Ayinde Adeyemi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 25, 2024 |
#R1# Adeyemi scores with the left hand. Diego knows he should have avoided that one. Adeyemi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adeyemi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#CL2# Adeyemi instigates a clinch. Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Adeyemi. Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego is looking to control Adeyemi's arms but Adeyemi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the cage. Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adeyemi backwards. A battle for position here, against the cage. Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Diego digs a right hand into Adeyemi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adeyemi's gas tank. Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Adeyemi controls his hands.
Diego lands a nice uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adeyemi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Diego. Adeyemi missing with knees to the body.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adeyemi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Adeyemi blocking some punches.
#T1# Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adeyemi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diego lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Adeyemi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adeyemi misses with a knee strike.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it. I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Diego lands with a short shot to the head. Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Adeyemi tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body. Diego tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head. Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Adeyemi controls the action.
Adeyemi lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those. Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Diego. Adeyemi missing with knees to the body.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch. Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
#T2# Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
Adeyemi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A hook to the body from Diego.
Adeyemi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diego in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head. Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego avoiding damage as Adeyemi throws knees to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Adeyemi lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards. Diego content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adeyemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Adeyemi tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body. Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego avoiding damage as Adeyemi throws knees to the body.
Adeyemi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diego in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Adeyemi controls the action.
#T3# Adeyemi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards. Diego avoiding damage as Adeyemi throws knees to the body.
Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Diego. Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adeyemi missing with knees to the body.
Come on Diego - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diego is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adeyemi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Diego pushes Adeyemi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Diego misses with the head strike.
Adeyemi missing with knees to the body.
Adeyemi trying to land knees to the body.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adeyemi backwards. Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adeyemi's elbow. Adeyemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now. A short right from Diego. Adeyemi scores with a shoulder strike. Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adeyemi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diego seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adeyemi can turn it around. Adeyemi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4# Adeyemi controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego. Diego tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adeyemi has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Adeyemi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego digs a right hand into Adeyemi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adeyemi's gas tank. Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Diego. Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adeyemi. Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Adeyemi controls the action.
Adeyemi has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Adeyemi lands a nice knee to the body. Adeyemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ayinde Adeyemi dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2# Adeyemi throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily. Diego misses with a looping left. Adeyemi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#It looks like Ayinde Adeyemi has been cut. Diego wobbles Adeyemi with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Diego dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Adeyemi to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kron Diego! Kron Diego gave a mention to PWNAGEâ„¢ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1158 Round 2
Date: Jul 23, 2023 |
#R1##CL2# Man forces Adeyemi back against the cage and clinches. Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Man. Adeyemi is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage. Adeyemi has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment. Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Man. Man putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adeyemi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Adeyemi is breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adeyemi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man works on Adeyemi's body with a couple of short punches.#T1# Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Man. Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2# Man breaks from the clinch.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adeyemi jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2# Man takes the fight into the clinch. Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Man. Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adeyemi's elbow. #T2# Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man presses Adeyemi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Adeyemi blocks an elbow strike. Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Man. Adeyemi wants to break free but Man has control.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adeyemi wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Man tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Man. Adeyemi blocks a body shot from Man. #T3# Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adeyemi or not. Man misses with a body punch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Adeyemi controls the action.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Ayinde Adeyemi has been cut. Adeyemi blocks a body shot from Man. Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Man. Man tries to throw a body punch but Adeyemi avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage. Man tries to throw a body punch but Adeyemi avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage. #T4##BC2# Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Adeyemi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Adeyemi thuds his right hand into Man's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2# Man clinches up against the cage. Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2# Man breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Man moves into the clinch. Man should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adeyemi tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Adeyemi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Adeyemi is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks. Adeyemi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demolition Man dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ayinde Adeyemi's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2# Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Man tries to work over Adeyemi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Man works on Adeyemi's body with a couple of short punches. Man tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adeyemi is defending well for now. Adeyemi can't break the clinch.
Man cracks Adeyemi with a nice body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adeyemi blocks a body shot from Man. Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Demolition Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Adeyemi blocks a body shot from Man. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1# Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adeyemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man lands a body shot. A body shot lands from Man.
Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Man. #BC2# Man manages to break the clinch.
#CL2# Man has managed to clinch.
Man works on Adeyemi's body with a couple of short punches. Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Adeyemi controls his hands.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Adeyemi blocks a body shot from Man. #T2# Man tries to land a knee to the head but Adeyemi blocks with his arms.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adeyemi wants to break free but Man has control.
#BC2# Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Adeyemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2# Man has closed the distance and engaged Adeyemi in a clinch.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2# Man breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Man rushes Adeyemi and presses him up against the cage. Adeyemi working hard to break the clinch. Man tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
#T3# Man can't find room to land a body shot as Adeyemi controls the action.
Man digs a right hand into Adeyemi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adeyemi's gas tank. Adeyemi blocks a body shot from Man. Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adeyemi or not. Man tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
Man misses with a body punch.
#T4# Man can't find room to land a body shot as Adeyemi controls the action.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adeyemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adeyemi's efforts to push away. Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adeyemi or not. Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adeyemi's elbow. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Man tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adeyemi wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demolition Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ayinde Adeyemi's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3# Adeyemi throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.#CL2# Man has closed the distance and engaged Adeyemi in a clinch.
Adeyemi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Adeyemi is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him. Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adeyemi avoids it. Adeyemi has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Adeyemi controls his hands.
#T1# Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adeyemi's elbow. #BC2# Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man misses with a wild body shot. #CL2# Man has Adeyemi up against the cage in a clinch.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Adeyemi avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man. Man lands a nice shot to the body. Good body shot from Man.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adeyemi or not. Man scores with a hook to the body.#T2# Man works on Adeyemi's body with a couple of short punches. Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adeyemi's elbow. Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Man. Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ayinde Adeyemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2# Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2# Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Adeyemi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage. Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
#T3# Man is leaning against Adeyemi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2# Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2# Man closes the distance and clinches. Man tries to work over Adeyemi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Man can't find room to land a body shot as Adeyemi controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
#BC2# Man breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Man has closed the distance and engaged Adeyemi in a clinch.
Adeyemi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Man lands a nice shot to the body. Man digs a right hand into Adeyemi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adeyemi's gas tank. Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Adeyemi controls his hands.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Man tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Adeyemi tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage. Adeyemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.#T4# Adeyemi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man digs a right hand underneath Adeyemi's ribcage. Adeyemi let out a lung full of air as it connected. Man lands a body punch. Man misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2# Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2# Man closes the distance and pushes Adeyemi back into the cage. Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man is working Adeyemi over against the cage. Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man is working Adeyemi over against the cage.#BC2# Man breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Man rushes Adeyemi and presses him up against the cage. Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adeyemi or not. Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Man digs a right hand into Adeyemi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adeyemi's gas tank. Demolition Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Man scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Demolition Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Demolition Man! Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Demolition Man! Judge Josh West scores the fight for Demolition Man!
Demolition Man wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1158 Round 1
Date: Jul 22, 2023 |
#R1# Black Jr dives in and grabs Adeyemi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adeyemi pushes down on Black Jr's head and hops out. Horrible takedown attempt by Black Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Adeyemi, which made it look bad. Adeyemi throws a jab when Black Jr was well out of range. Black Jr walks into a left hand. #CL# Black Jr rushes Adeyemi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A battle for position here, against the cage. Adeyemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black Jr is defending well for now. Black Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adeyemi backwards. Black Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Adeyemi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black Jr avoids it. Black Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adeyemi has him pressed against the cage. Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black Jr avoids it. The referee calls for Black Jr to work.
Black Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1# Black Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
Black Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
Black Jr avoiding damage as Adeyemi throws knees to the body.
Adeyemi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black Jr is keeping busy. Black Jr tries to break the clinch but Adeyemi is controlling the position. Black Jr blocks an uppercut.
Black Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adeyemi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adeyemi misses with a short punch on the inside. Black Jr avoiding damage as Adeyemi throws knees to the body.
Black Jr has Adeyemi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adeyemi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Black Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him. Black Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adeyemi backwards. Adeyemi prevents Black Jr from breaking the clinch.#T2# Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black Jr avoids it. Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black Jr avoids it. Adeyemi tries to land knees in the clinch but Black Jr avoids the damage to the body. #TD# Black Jr jumps guard.
Adeyemi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Black Jr is proving hard to escape from. Black Jr 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# Black Jr controlling the action here. Black Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3# Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Black Jr in particular looking to stall. Black Jr stops Adeyemi from getting back to his feet.
Adeyemi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB# Black Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Adeyemi is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Well, if Black Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Adeyemi is trying to stand.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T4# 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.#SUB# Black Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Adeyemi tests Black Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot. Adeyemi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black Jr's head. Adeyemi stuffs the takedown. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Adeyemi wants to clinch. Adeyemi throws a big shot that misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ayinde Adeyemi dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Adeyemi missing with a left hand there. Black Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Black Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adeyemi defends it nicely.#CL# Black Jr darts in and clinches Adeyemi up against the cage. Black Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Black Jr leaning his opponent against the cage. Adeyemi tries to land knees in the clinch but Black Jr avoids the damage to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch blocked on the inside by Black Jr. Adeyemi has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Black Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adeyemi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T1# A head punch blocked on the inside by Black Jr. Adeyemi missing with knees to the body.
Adeyemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black Jr.
Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black Jr avoids it. Ayinde Adeyemi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Adeyemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black Jr.
Black Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adeyemi up against the cage. Adeyemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black Jr.
Black Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black Jr avoids it. Adeyemi trying to land knees to the body.
Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
#T2##TD# Black Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black Jr is on top in guard.
#REVR# The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Adeyemi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Black Jr wants to pass the guard but Adeyemi is keeping the position. Adeyemi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Black Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T3# Black Jr is looking to take a break and control but Adeyemi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Adeyemi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adeyemi can do anything to dispel that myth. Black Jr thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Black Jr looking to control and managing it successfully. Adeyemi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Black Jr.
#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Poor strikes thrown by Black Jr there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Black Jr controlling his opponent. Adeyemi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Black Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adeyemi is looking to escape. Black Jr controlling from mount. Adeyemi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB# Black Jr working for a guillotine from mount but Adeyemi is in no mood to give up. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Black Jr dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3# Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adeyemi, as that shot connected.
Black Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Adeyemi. Black Jr misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Adeyemi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A jab from Adeyemi misses. Black Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adeyemi as he jumps to the side. Adeyemi tries to clinch but Black Jr moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adeyemi blocks a head kick by Black Jr.
Adeyemi tries to clinch but Black Jr moves out of range. Adeyemi misses with a wild body shot. Adeyemi missing with a left hand there. Black Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Black Jr ducks under a wild hook from Adeyemi.#T1# Nice shot lands for Adeyemi. Black Jr slips under a jab. Black Jr shoots in but Adeyemi avoids the takedown attempt easily. As Black Jr backs off Adeyemi throws a huge counter combo but Black Jr manages to avoid it all. Adeyemi lands with a straight right. Black Jr didn't see that one coming. Adeyemi leaves Black Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Black Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him. Black Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Adeyemi gets double underhooks and turns Black Jr into the cage. Adeyemi looks like he wants to counter punch here. Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black Jr avoids it. Black Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
Black Jr avoiding damage as Adeyemi throws knees to the body.
Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black Jr avoids it.#T2# Black Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Adeyemi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adeyemi. Adeyemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black Jr.
Black Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Adeyemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black Jr.
Adeyemi looking to slow down the pace here. Adeyemi throws a punch but it's blocked by Black Jr. Black Jr fails to pull guard.
Adeyemi tries to land knees in the clinch but Black Jr avoids the damage to the body. Black Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adeyemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black Jr.
Black Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black Jr avoids it.#T3# Adeyemi working aggressively here.
#TD# Black Jr jumps guard and drags Adeyemi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Black Jr 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# Adeyemi wants to get back to his feet.
Black Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Black Jr prevents Adeyemi from standing back up.
Black Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adeyemi's head. #SUB# Black Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adeyemi defends it well. #T4# Black Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB# Black Jr wants to finish this one by submission but Adeyemi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Black Jr. Black Jr throwing strikes here but Adeyemi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#ES2# Adeyemi bucks up and throws Black Jr to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
And that's the end of the fight! Ayinde Adeyemi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Adeyemi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Ayinde Adeyemi! Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Ayinde Adeyemi! Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Ayinde Adeyemi!
Ayinde Adeyemi wins by unanimous decision! A victorious Ayinde Adeyemi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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