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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naja Shankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shankara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pow! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Naja Shankara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankara scores with a leg kick.
Adams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shankara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Naja Shankara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shankara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Shankara takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Shankara works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Shankara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shankara.
It looks like Tommy Adams has been cut.
Shankara instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shankara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams shoots in but Shankara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shankara clinches.
Shankara stalling against the cage.
Shankara manages to break the clinch.
Shankara scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankara throws a right hand that misses
and Adams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adams works his way into full mount!
Adams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shankara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Adams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shankara blocking the ground and pound.
Shankara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adams is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shankara can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Adams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shankara because Adams loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a head shot.
Adams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shankara because Adams loaded up on that one.
Shankara is desperately trying to improve his position but Adams has a good base and remains in mount.
Adams misses with a head shot.
Adams is landing with some decent strikes but Shankara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams looking to ground and pound but Shankara is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Adams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Adams thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a head shot.
Adams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Adams jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shankara manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Adams tries for a kimura but Shankara is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naja Shankara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Adams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shankara. Shankara obviously looking to wear him down.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Shankara sprawls well.
Shankara misses with a low kick.
Adams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shankara's guard.
Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adams landing with the ground and pound.
Shankara working a defensive guard here.
Adams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Adams looks up at the clock and then as Shankara takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Adams smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Adams crashes against the mat.
Adams working the body and head with strikes.
Adams tries for a kimura but Shankara is defending well.
The ground and pound from Adams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Adams tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shankara's legs.
An elbow from Adams crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Adams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shankara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Adams throws a strike aimed at the side of Shankara's head but Shankara avoids it well.
Shankara managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Adams.
Shankara avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Adams.
Adams passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shankara!
Adams throwing strikes here but Shankara is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shankara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Adams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shankara is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankara in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adams throws some wild stikes that Shankara manages to avoid easily.
Shankara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams unloads with some shots from mount but Shankara bucks and avoids them well.
Adams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Adams lands a nice shot to the head.
Adams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shankara hang on?
Shankara avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adams.
Adams wants to control the pace but Shankara is squirming around nicely.
Adams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adams lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shankara blocking the ground and pound.
Adams punching from mount but Shankara doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Adams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Adams gets a takedown into half guard.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shankara's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shankara is trying to control but can't.
Adams tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Adams tries to pass to full mount but Shankara defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shankara defending well though.
Adams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adams with the ground and pound but Shankara uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Adams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adams postures up in Shankara's guard and throws a big left but Shankara blocks it.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shankara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Shankara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Adams works over Shankara with some ground and pound from guard.
Adams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adams throwing strikes but missing.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shankara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Shankara has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams connects with a couple of short punches.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Shankara is keeping the position.
Adams thows a big elbow that misses.
Adams 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.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Shankara is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Adams 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.
Shankara looking for a sweep. Not yet Shankara, not yet.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams stands and throws Shankara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Adams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adams 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Adams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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