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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ironfist Plada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ironfist Plada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Adamek as Plada shoots in.
Adamek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adamek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Plada is rocked!
Adamek throws a nice looking combination but Plada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Plada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plada swings for the body but Adamek moves out of range.
Plada seems to have got his legs back now.
Adamek fails to land with a series of punches.
Plada fails to land the takedown.
Plada wants to clinch up but Adamek keeps it at a distance.
Plada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adamek circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ironfist Plada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plada tries for a takedown but Adamek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Plada with that takedown attempt.
Plada shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Plada is controlling the pace.
Plada trying to control the action but Adamek is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plada is thwarting Adamek's attempts to control the position.
Plada wants to take a breather but Adamek is having none of it.
Adamek pushes Plada off looking to stand but Plada dives back in and keeps control.
Plada is tying to control. Adamek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plada is breathing heavily.
Adamek has one foot on Plada's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Plada or perhaps it was just good defense by Adamek which made him look bad.
Plada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamek pinned against the cage. Adamek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Adamek misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adamek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adamek misses with a few strikes there.
Adamek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plada is looking to clinch but Adamek is avoiding it.
Plada dodges the punch combination from Adamek.
Adamek misses with a wild combination.
Plada shoots in looking for a takedown. Adamek tries to sprawl out of it but Plada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adamek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adamek looks to land a combination but Plada avoids it well.
Adamek misses with the combination.
Plada slips a jab and a cross from Adamek.
Adamek throws a series of punches but Plada avoids them all with ease.
Plada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adamek.
Adamek misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek throws a right and a left that Plada avoids nicely.
Plada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plada shoots in for a double leg but Adamek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adamek swinging wilding here.
Plada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Plada trying to control the action but Adamek is working from the bottom.
Adamek holding on.
Adamek trying to control but Plada flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Plada throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
A lull in the action here.
Plada working for a choke but Adamek is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plada tries to keep control of the position but Adamek is staying busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adamek controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plada struggling to keep hold of the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ironfist Plada just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Adamek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adamek avoids the head kick by Plada.
Tomasz Adamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plada has Adamek up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomasz Adamek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Adamek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adamek misses with a wild combination.
Plada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adamek as he avoids it easily.
Ironfist Plada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Adamek. No joy for Plada on that attempt.
Plada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adamek as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ironfist Plada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plada is looking to clinch.
Adamek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adamek.
Nice takedown defense from Adamek. No joy for Plada on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plada misses with a head kick.
Plada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adamek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adamek misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Adamek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek looks to land a combination but Plada avoids it well.
Adamek drops Plada with a left and a right! Oh, Plada is hurt - Adamek dives into side control looking to finish!
Adamek wants to stand but Plada has his arm trapped.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You can see the frustration on Plada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Plada sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Plada wants to control but Adamek is keeping busy.
Plada moves into full guard.
Plada trying to keep a closed guard but Adamek is proving a slippery customer.
Plada has his foot on Adamek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adamek works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek preventing the sweep.
Plada trying to keep a closed guard but Adamek is proving a slippery customer.
Plada keeping moving, preventing Adamek from controlling successfully.
Plada is trying to control the position but Adamek postures up.
Adamek preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adamek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plada wants to clinch up but Adamek keeps it at a distance.
Plada tries to close the distance and clinch but Adamek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adamek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Plada tries to clinch but Adamek is having none of it.
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adamek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adamek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Plada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamek pinned against the cage. Adamek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Plada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adamek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Plada shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Plada was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Plada looking to control but Adamek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Plada stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Plada looks for a takedown but Adamek sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Adamek.
Adamek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Plada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek throws a series of punches but Plada moves out of range.
Plada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adamek.
Plada wants to clinch up but Adamek keeps it at a distance.
Adamek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adamek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Adamek. No joy for Plada on that attempt.
Adamek misses with a body kick.
Plada closes the distance and clinches up with Adamek, looking for a takedown. Plada pushes Adamek against the cage but Adamek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Plada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamek looks to land a combination but Plada avoids it well.
Adamek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plada tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adamek swivels and escapes.
Adamek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Plada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Plada sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Adamek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Plada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plada shoots and misses
and Adamek counters with a three punch combo that has Plada backing up. Plada nods at Adamek to acknowledge the strikes.
Plada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plada misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Plada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adamek as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ironfist Plada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adamek counters with a two punch combo.
Plada fails with the takedown
and Adamek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adamek fails to land with a series of punches.
Plada slips a jab and a cross from Adamek.
Adamek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plada misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Adamek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plada moves in looking to clinch but Adamek pushes him off.
Adamek throws a series of punches but Plada moves out of range.
Adamek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Plada fails with the takedown.
Adamek tries to bum rush Plada with a series of wild strikes but Plada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plada looks for a takedown but Adamek sprawls well.
Plada shoots in but Adamek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Plada.
Plada has a takedown stuffed.
Plada tries to clinch but Adamek moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Plada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plada tries to clinch but Adamek moves out of range.
Adamek's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Adamek duly obliges.
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomasz Adamek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Plada misses with a takedown attempt - Adamek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adamek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plada shoots in for a takedown but Adamek shows good takedown defense.
Adamek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adamek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Adamek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adamek controlling the pace for now.
Plada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adamek controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plada tries to hold on but Adamek pushes him away.
Plada bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Adamek being controlled here, momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adamek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Plada trying to control but Adamek is working from the bottom.
Adamek is looking to stand up but Plada isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adamek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adamek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Plada has gone for a leg lock! Adamek slips out almost immediately though and dives into Plada's guard.
Adamek postures up in Plada's guard and throws a big left but Plada blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek wants to stand but Plada is controlling his posture from full guard.
Plada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adamek is one step ahead there.
Adamek tries to stand but Plada is controlling from the bottom.
Adamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Plada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plada keeping full guard, as Adamek tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Plada misses with a takedown
and Adamek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ironfist Plada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plada wants to improve his position but Adamek is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Adamek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adamek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Adamek!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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