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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chumani Adofo (ranked 27 p4p, 133 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 3 p4p, 14 weight class). Roberto has chosen Samba de Roda as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adofo tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adofo under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Roberto.
Adofo moves out of range as Roberto strikes.
Adofo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Roberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adofo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adofo missing with a left hand there. Roberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adofo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberto.
Roberto is looking to clinch but Adofo is avoiding it.
Roberto misses with a hook.
Roberto moves into the clinch.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Roberto avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Adofo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Roberto scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chumani Adofo has been cut.
Roberto throws an elbow but it misses.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Roberto controls the action.
A knee to the head by Roberto.
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo lands a body punch.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Roberto's head.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but Adofo blocks with his arms.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Roberto.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo is trying to stall.
Adofo blocks a body shot from Roberto.
Roberto tries to work over Adofo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roberto landing knees to the head.
Adofo tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberto can't find room to land a body shot as Adofo controls the action.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adofo's face.
Roberto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Adofo's ribcage. Adofo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Adofo.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roberto.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Roberto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adofo backwards.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but Adofo blocks it.
Roberto scores with a shot to the side of Adofo's head.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
A short uppercut from Roberto.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but Adofo blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Roberto avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Roberto's head.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Roberto - that landed with a thud.
Roberto misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Roberto.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Roberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberto takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo taking a breather.
Adofo tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo avoiding damage as Roberto throws knees to the body.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chumani Adofo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adofo slips a straight right by Roberto.
Adofo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roberto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Roberto.
Roberto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adofo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adofo was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberto.
Adofo swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberto.
Nice shot lands for Roberto.
Adofo closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roberto prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo digs a right hand into Roberto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roberto's gas tank.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adofo blocks it with crossed arms.
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Adofo blocking some punches.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paulo Roberto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adofo tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adofo looking to stall.
Adofo lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo is working Roberto over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertos head.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Adofo.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Adofo is trying to maintain a safe position but Roberto gets an underhook and turns Adofo into the cage.
Adofo gets through Roberto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roberto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adofo's defenses.
Roberto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo prevents a body shot from Roberto.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberto lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Roberto with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Adofo's ribcage. Adofo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roberto misses with a knee strike.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Roberto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adofo is trying to maintain a safe position but Roberto gets an underhook and turns Adofo into the cage.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Roberto looking to throw knees to the head but Adofo is blocking nicely.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo controlling the action here for a moment.
Adofo lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto cracks Adofo with a nice body shot.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Roberto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Come on Adofo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adofo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
Roberto lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Adofo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adofo tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chumani Adofo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chumani Adofo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adofo swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberto.
Adofo lands a leg kick that knocks Roberto off balance momentarily.
Adofo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adofo.
Roberto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paulo Roberto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberto throws a lazy right hand but Adofo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roberto misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adofo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adofo misses with a straight right.
Roberto throws a hook but Adofo avoids it easily.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Roberto manages to avoid it.
Adofo takes one to the chin there.
Adofo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberto looks to clinch
and Adofo counters with a body kick that stops Roberto in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto ducks right into an uppercut from Adofo.
Adofo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roberto doesn't seem bothered though.
Roberto lands a slapping body shot.
Adofo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roberto checks it well.
Roberto throws out a counter right but Adofo avoids it with no problem.
Roberto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Adofo.
A big left from Roberto misses.
Roberto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adofo throws a body kick that misses.
Roberto takes a swing at Adofo's ribcage but misses.
Adofo is looking to chop away at Roberto's legs.
Donk. Adofo catches Roberto right on the button with a cross.
Roberto thuds his right hand into Adofo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roberto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adofo on the side of the head.
Adofo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roberto checks a leg kick nicely.
Roberto tries to clinch up.
A big left from Roberto misses.
Roberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adofo.
Adofo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Roberto just manages to avoid it.
Adofo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roberto in his tracks.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
Adofo tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roberto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roberto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adofo.
Roberto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adofo.
Roberto needs to keep his hands up - Adofo had a free shot at his head there.
Adofo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adofo clinches up against the cage.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto looking to throw knees to the head but Adofo is blocking nicely.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adofo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roberto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roberto lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Adofo.
Roberto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adofo pushes Roberto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adofo lands a left hand.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Roberto controls the action.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adofo's brow.
Adofo lands an uppercut.
Adofo presses Roberto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Roberto avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo lands a body punch.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Adofo gets through Roberto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roberto lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Adofo.
Roberto is rocked!
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Roberto is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Adofo lands a shot to the body.
Roberto seems to have recovered his senses.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Adofo to work.
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo taking a breather.
Roberto throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo blocking some punches.
Adofo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Chumani Adofo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adofo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adofo cracks Roberto with an open hand slap.
Roberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adofo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Roberto to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Roberto looks to clinch but Adofo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Roberto taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chumani Adofo!
Chumani Adofo retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Chumani Adofo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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