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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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