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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yohan Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrance Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura comes into the arena with Slipknot - Duality blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yohan Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrance Adams!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimura ducks right into an uppercut from Adams.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Kimura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily
enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab.
Kimura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.
Kimura has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yohan Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams cracks Kimura with an open hand slap.
Kimura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Yohan Kimura has been cut.
Adams scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Kimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Adams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kimura eats them both and turns towards Adams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adams connects with a jab.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kimura.
Adams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kimura has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kimura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Kimura.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Adams scores with a sloppy right hand. Kimura should have avoided that one.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Kimura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adams!
Nice straight punches there by Adams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adams.
Yohan Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.
Adams lands with a nice combination. Kimura backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura fails with the takedown
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Adams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kimura had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kimura shoots and misses
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Adams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Adams lands with a nice combination. Kimura backs away looking to recover.
Kimura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kimura. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kimura misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams lands a lovely overhand right.
Adams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kimura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
Kimura slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams is working the combinations to good effect here.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams misses with the combination.
Kimura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kimura somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adams.
Adams lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrance Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yohan Kimura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kimura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Kimura fails with the takedown
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kimura gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kimura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adams is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but Kimura keeps moving and retains side control.
Adams struggling a bit here.
Kimura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kimura tries for a kimura but Adams is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura in the domination position with Adams hanging on.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kimura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kimura tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kimura tries for a kimura but Adams is defending well.
Kimura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kimura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kimura off and has taken his back!
Kimura rolls, trying to escape but Adams keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Kimura right now.
Kimura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Will Adams go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Adams is trying to stick to Kimura's back but Kimura is turning into Adams. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Adams's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Adams dives on top into guard.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Kimura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adams defends it easily.
Kimura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Kimura's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Adams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohan Kimura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yohan Kimura's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Kimura checks the leg kick.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Adams throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams cracks Kimura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kimura misses with a takedown
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrance Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kimura with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yohan Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adams duly obliges.
Yohan Kimura's cut is getting worse.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams scores with a one two! Kimura had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Adams lunges at Kimura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kimura's hand.
Adams throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Kimura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kimura fails with the takedown
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Kimura has a takedown stuffed.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrance Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lawrance Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Adams.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adams!
Kimura shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kimura shoots and misses
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Kimura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kimura misses with a takedown
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kimura fails with the takedown
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adams!
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kimura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kimura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kimura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams throws a chopping leg kick but Kimura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kimura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Kimura will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrance Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adams 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrance Adams!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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