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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 674 p4p, 775 weight class) and Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 50 p4p, 56 weight class). Point comes into the arena with Roots Reggae Music blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point misses the body punch
and Adeoluwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adeoluwa scores with a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point looks to throw the jab but Adeoluwa is out of range.
Adeoluwa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Point's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adeoluwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Point scrambles back to his feet.
Adeoluwa throws a lazy right hand but Point sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adeoluwa cracks Point with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adeoluwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Adeoluwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adeoluwa looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Adeoluwa misses with a wild body shot.
Point jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adeoluwa scores with a hook to the body. Point takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adeoluwa tries to keep at a distance but Point has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adeoluwa blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa manages to break the clinch.
Point swings for the body but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brayden Point is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Point takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been informed that Adeoluwa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Adeoluwa connects with a body shot.
Adeoluwa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Point walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Point wants to clinch up but Adeoluwa keeps it at a distance.
Point has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Adeoluwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adeoluwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adeoluwa 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.
Nice uppercut there from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Point had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adeoluwa swats away the attempt to clinch by Point.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adeoluwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Adeoluwa misses the target.
A big left from Point misses.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Adeoluwa lands a really nice looking cross but Point seems unphased.
Adeoluwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Point.
Adeoluwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Point.
Adeoluwa throws a hook but Point avoids it easily.
As Adeoluwa tries to get set, Point tries to push him back and clinch up but Adeoluwa manages to avoid the attempt.
Adeoluwa misses with a looping right.
Point is looking for a counter combo.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Point sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Point looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Point tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Adeoluwa. That snapped Point's head back.
Adeoluwa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Point scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Point throws a body punch but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Point off the cage and back into range.
Adeoluwa missing with a left hand there. Point was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Point looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adeoluwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Point misses with an uppercut
and Adeoluwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Point gets caught napping as Adeoluwa dives in and scores a takedown. Point manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is looking to work some ground and pound but Point has wrist control.
Adeoluwa advances to half guard.
Adeoluwa is pressing down on Point's thigh, looking to free his foot. Point is holding on for now.
Adeoluwa throws a strike but Point avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Point keeps moving.
Point utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Point looking for a sweep. Not yet Point, not yet.
Adeoluwa looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adeoluwa works the jab nicely.
Point throws a good cross that connects.
Adeoluwa lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Adeoluwa ducks right into an uppercut from Point.
Point's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adeoluwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Point scrambles back to his feet.
Adeoluwa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Point slips a jab from Adeoluwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Point off the cage and back into range.
Point clinches with his opponent.
Point gets control of Adeoluwa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Point will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Adeoluwa stacks Point on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Adeoluwa!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Point is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adeoluwa off and has taken his back!
Adeoluwa can't escape the position.
Point is persistently looking for the submission but Adeoluwa is defending it well.
Point doesn't have the hooks in and Adeoluwa manages to turn into his guard.
Point looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adeoluwa is one step ahead there.
Point wants to control but Adeoluwa passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Point defending well though.
Adeoluwa slows the pace down in half guard.
Point won't allow Adeoluwa to pass to mount.
Point wants to get back to full guard.
Point is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Point with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Point has hold of Adeoluwa's hands but Adeoluwa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adeoluwa working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Point's thigh. Point counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Point looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adeoluwa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adeoluwa stopping the sweep attempt from Point.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Point is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adeoluwa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Point trying to keep a closed guard but Adeoluwa is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Point has momentary wrist control but Adeoluwa slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adeoluwa scoring with some ground and pound.
Adeoluwa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Point's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Point misses with a straight left.
Adeoluwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Point counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Adeoluwa misses its intended target.
Adeoluwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Point.
Point throws a looping overhand right but Adeoluwa ducks down to avoid it.
Point fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Point off the cage and back into range.
Point gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adeoluwa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa throws out a leg kick but Point moves out of range and Adeoluwa only half commits.
Point throwing a counter right hand but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Adeoluwa throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Point misses with a looping right.
Point avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adeoluwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Point slips under a jab.
As Adeoluwa tries to get set, Point tries to push him back and clinch up but Adeoluwa manages to avoid the attempt.
Point looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Point on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Point throws a shot from downtown. Adeoluwa moves away and avoids it.
Adeoluwa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Point to the ground. Adeoluwa is now in Point's guard.
Point looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adeoluwa throwing strikes from guard but Point blocks nicely.
Point has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Adeoluwa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Point.
Adeoluwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Point keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa working the head and body with strikes.
Point is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adeoluwa off and has taken his back!
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!
Point working for a choke but Adeoluwa is defending well.
Point is persistently looking for the submission but Adeoluwa is defending it well.
Point patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Chukwu Adeoluwa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point is persistently looking for the submission but Adeoluwa is defending it well.
Adeoluwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adeoluwa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Brayden Point has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adeoluwa tries to roll but Point sticks to his back.
Point has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Adeoluwa tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Point goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Adeoluwa escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Point moves into full guard.
Adeoluwa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Adeoluwa advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chukwu Adeoluwa.
I've got Adeoluwa 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwu Adeoluwa!
Chukwu Adeoluwa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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