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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakim Rubson (ranked 7277 p4p, 542 weight class) and Israel Adasanya (ranked 7321 p4p, 546 weight class). Adasanya has chosen Walkout as his entrance music. Hakim Rubson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakim Rubson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Israel Adasanya !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubson moves into the clinch.
Adasanya being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rubson.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adasanya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rubson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rubson lands a knee to the body.
Rubson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rubson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adasanya told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rubson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Adasanya 's eye.
Adasanya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rubson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubson lands a damaging elbow.
Rubson stalls.
Rubson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rubson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rubson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubson leaning against his opponent.
Rubson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adasanya up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hakim Rubson.
Adasanya throws a lazy head kick
and Rubson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Adasanya 's eye.
Adasanya is trying to pull guard but Rubson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rubson lands an elbow inside.
Adasanya is trying to break the clinch but Rubson is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rubson.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
Adasanya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rubson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adasanya looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the temple.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rubson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubson obliges.
Adasanya working hard to break the clinch.
Rubson working Adasanya over with knees to the body.
Rubson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adasanya 's face.
Rubson scores a nice knee to the body.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Adasanya 's eye.
Rubson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rubson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubson lands an elbow inside.
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
Rubson lands a good knee to the midsection. Adasanya won't want to take too many of those.
Rubson has Adasanya pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rubson.
Rubson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adasanya takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rubson lands a nice elbow.
Rubson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adasanya is trying to push Rubson away but Rubson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rubson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rubson lands an elbow inside.
Adasanya letting Rubson take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Adasanya 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adasanya successfully pulls guard.
Rubson wants to control from the top but Adasanya keeps moving.
Adasanya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rubson stands and steps away. Adasanya gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rubson moves into range and clinches up with Adasanya .
Rubson connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rubson prevents a body shot from Adasanya .
Adasanya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hakim Rubson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Adasanya .
Rubson has Adasanya pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakim Rubson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adasanya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rubson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adasanya is trying to break the clinch but Rubson is controlling him.
Adasanya fails to pull guard.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
It looks like Israel Adasanya has been cut.
Rubson stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rubson.
Adasanya is trying to push Rubson away but Rubson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rubson crunches a lovely knee into Adasanya 's ribcage.
Rubson stalling against the cage.
Rubson crunches a lovely knee into Adasanya 's ribcage.
Adasanya is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
Rubson lands a knee to the head.
Rubson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adasanya 's face.
Rubson crunches a lovely knee into Adasanya 's ribcage.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubson obliges.
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubson has Adasanya pressed against the cage.
Rubson controlling the action here for a moment.
Rubson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adasanya up against the cage.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adasanya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rubson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rubson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rubson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rubson connects with a knee to the head.
Rubson landing knees to the body.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rubson is stalling here.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubson is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hakim Rubson.
Rubson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rubson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rubson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubson lands a nice elbow.
Adasanya is trying to force a seperation but Rubson has the dominant position.
Rubson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adasanya can do to turn this around?
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
Adasanya is trying to break the clinch but Rubson has him pressed against the cage.
Rubson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adasanya 's efforts to push away.
Rubson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adasanya tries to pull guard but Rubson won't allow it.
Hakim Rubson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Adasanya .
Adasanya drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rubson pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rubson crunches a lovely knee into Adasanya 's ribcage.
Rubson stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubson.
Adasanya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adasanya tries to pull guard but Rubson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rubson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adasanya up against the cage.
Rubson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakim Rubson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Israel Adasanya 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rubson has Adasanya up against the cage in a clinch.
Rubson lands a nice elbow.
Adasanya tries to pull guard but Rubson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adasanya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Rubson.
Rubson gets underhooks to prevent Adasanya 's takedown attempt.
Adasanya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hakim Rubson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Adasanya .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adasanya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adasanya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adasanya is trying to force a seperation but Rubson has the dominant position.
Adasanya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Rubson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rubson is struggling to control the position.
Adasanya tries for a takedown but Rubson manages to get underhooks.
Rubson lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubson with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rubson.
Rubson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rubson has Adasanya pressed against the cage.
Hakim Rubson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
Rubson with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubson obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adasanya goes for a takedown attempt but Rubson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rubson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adasanya circles away.
Adasanya misses with the body kick
and Rubson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rubson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rubson lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adasanya looking to slow down the pace here.
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
Rubson lands a nice knee to the body.
Adasanya is trying to stall.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubson lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubson stalling.
Rubson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rubson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rubson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adasanya jumps guard but Rubson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
Adasanya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubson keeps control of Adasanya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rubson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adasanya is trying to force a seperation but Rubson has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adasanya 's brow.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adasanya is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rubson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rubson lands an elbow inside.
Rubson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adasanya dodges an elbow strike from Rubson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adasanya letting Rubson take a breather here.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the temple.
Rubson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adasanya has Rubson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rubson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakim Rubson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rubson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakim Rubson!
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