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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Death Blooms By Mudvayne. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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274 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Determined |
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Soni drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Adams is looking for a sweep.
Soni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Adams wants to control but Soni postures up.
Adams is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is working hard here to advance position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tanishk Soni hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Adams misses.
Adams tries to sprawl but Soni drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Soni moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soni taking a breather here.
Adams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanishk Soni has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Adams swings for the body but Soni moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Adams misses.
Soni clinches.
Soni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jamie Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soni takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
Soni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Soni ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
A big right from Adams misses.
Soni looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adams wants to control but Soni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tanishk Soni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni'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.
Adams lands a really nice looking cross but Soni seems unphased.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Soni, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Soni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soni moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Soni moves out of range of the strikes.
Adams swings for the body but Soni moves out of range.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams scores with a body shot.
Soni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Soni is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adams is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throwing strikes but missing.
Adams throws a strike but Soni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Soni wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
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 wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soni passes into half guard.
Adams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soni won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tanishk Soni was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soni ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Soni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soni moves away.
Adams swings for the body but Soni moves out of range.
Jamie Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soni makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Adams really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soni moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Soni shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Soni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soni gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Soni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams leaves Soni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soni delivers a nice body kick.
Soni tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Soni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Soni from controlling successfully.
Tanishk Soni has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice body kick there by Soni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soni shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Soni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamie Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Soni dives in and scores a takedown into Adams's guard.
Adams looking to control but Soni passes into half guard.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soni is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adams sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Soni is taking a breather. Adams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Adams wants to control but Soni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jamie Adams just wasn't active enough.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soni moves away.
Adams tries to bum rush Soni with a series of wild strikes but Soni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Soni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jamie Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soni.
Soni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Adams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Soni's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soni.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamie Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soni drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Soni trying to control the position but Adams is working away.
Adams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Soni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanishk Soni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soni 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanishk Soni!
During a confident post fight interview, Tanishk Soni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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