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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Adlaison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicco Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adlaison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TKA - Come Get My Love. Vegas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crazy train. Vicco Vegas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Adlaison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vicco Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adlaison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vegas instigates a clinch.
Vegas breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adlaison is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vegas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Adlaison to the mat. Adlaison regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Adlaison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vegas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vegas trying to control but Adlaison is working from the bottom.
Adlaison looking for a guillotine here but Vegas defends easily.
Adlaison pulls Vegas in to control the position.
Adlaison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas stopping the sweep attempt from Adlaison.
Adlaison is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adlaison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adlaison stuffs the takedown.
Adlaison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vegas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vegas tries to improve position but can't.
Vegas can't do much from the bottom here.
Adlaison is breathing heavily.
Adlaison is putting a hurting on Vegas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vegas is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adlaison working the head and body with strikes.
Adlaison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Adlaison lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vegas is not content to let Adlaison control the position.
Vegas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Adlaison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vegas looking for submissions off his back.
Adlaison is thwarting Vegas's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vegas is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adlaison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Adlaison is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vegas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Vegas tries to get to full guard but Adlaison has control of the leg.
Adlaison wants to control but Vegas is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Vegas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vegas showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Vegas there.
Adlaison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vegas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vegas's back!
Adlaison slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adlaison is looking to control Vegas but Vegas is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Adlaison has Vegas flattened out and is raining down punches.
Vegas is trying to stand back up.
Adlaison is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Adlaison trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Adlaison lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vegas showing good submission defense here.
Adlaison lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Adlaison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adlaison gets caught flat footed, as Vegas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adlaison throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vegas escapes and throws Adlaison's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Vegas trying to control the action but Adlaison is working from the bottom.
Vegas working away.
Adlaison prevents Vegas from moving into mount.
Vegas trying to control the position but Adlaison is working away.
Adlaison wants to control but Vegas postures up.
Tommy Adlaison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adlaison is looking for a sweep.
Vegas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tommy Adlaison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adlaison tries for a takedown but Vegas circles away easily
so Vegas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas advances to half guard.
Adlaison wants to control but Vegas is keeping busy.
Adlaison manages to get to full guard.
Adlaison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vegas manages to get himself to full guard.
Adlaison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vegas working for a triangle but Adlaison defends it easily.
Vegas controls Adlaison momentarily but Adlaison frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adlaison won't allow Vegas to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adlaison throwing strikes but missing.
Vegas looking to control.
Adlaison looking to pass the guard.
Vegas pulls Adlaison in to control the position.
Vegas keeping moving, preventing Adlaison from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adlaison has his takedown stuffed
and Vegas counters by clinching up.
Adlaison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Adlaison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adlaison jumps into guard, dragging Vegas to the mat.
Vegas stays in close to Adlaison's body and controls the position.
Vegas looking to sit in guard and control but Adlaison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adlaison trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adlaison postures up.
Vegas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vegas keeping full guard, as Adlaison tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Vegas or perhaps it was just good defense by Adlaison which made him look bad.
Adlaison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vegas struggling a bit here.
Adlaison throws an elbow but Vegas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vegas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Adlaison just content to control the position.
Vegas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adlaison's best efforts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adlaison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vegas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vicco Vegas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vegas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adlaison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vegas counters with a three punch combo that has Adlaison backing up. Adlaison nods at Vegas to acknowledge the strikes.
Vegas stuffs the takedown.
Adlaison has his takedown stuffed
and Vegas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adlaison won't be happy with that.
Vegas advances to full mount.
Adlaison tries to hold on but Vegas postures up.
Vegas controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Vegas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adlaison is working to get back to half guard.
Adlaison wants to hold on but Vegas pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adlaison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adlaison wants to control but Vegas is having none of it.
Vegas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vegas wants to control the pace but Adlaison is squirming around nicely.
Adlaison tries to hold on but Vegas postures up.
Adlaison working to try and regain half guard.
Vegas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adlaison wants to hold on but Vegas pushes him away.
Vegas tries to control but Adlaison wriggling away.
Vegas thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adlaison tries to hold on but Vegas postures up.
Adlaison is looking to improve his position but Vegas isn't that keen on the idea.
Vegas cracks Adlaison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vegas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adlaison is looking to escape.
Vegas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Adlaison is on top in guard.
Vegas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adlaison manages to get himself to full guard.
Vegas postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vegas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vegas wants to control from the top but Adlaison keeps moving.
Adlaison wants to sweep but no luck.
Vegas landing with the ground and pound.
Vegas wants to control from the top but Adlaison keeps moving.
Adlaison looking for a guillotine here but Vegas defends easily.
Vegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Adlaison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adlaison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adlaison showed some decent athleticism there.
Adlaison working over Vegas with some ground and pound. Vegas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adlaison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Adlaison is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vegas wants to hold on but Adlaison pushes him away.
Adlaison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vegas tries to lock up and control but Adlaison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adlaison trying to control but Vegas is having none of it.
Vegas tries to lock up and control but Adlaison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicco Vegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vegas 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vicco Vegas!
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