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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Xiang Pao has chosen Enter The Palm as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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170 cm
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148 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Adelhard.
Adelhard swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiang Pao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adelhard. That's going to slow Xiang Pao down.
Adelhard throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adelhard's head.
Adelhard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard lands a front kick.
Xiang Pao is looking to score with low kicks.
Xiang Pao jabs Adelhard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xiang Pao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adelhard's head.
Adelhard checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
Adelhard misses with a straight right.
Adelhard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Adelhard. That snapped Xiang Pao's head 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!
Xiang Pao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Adelhard moved out of range nicely.
Xiang Pao thows a leg kick but Adelhard checks it
and Adelhard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adelhard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao lands a lovely overhand right.
Xiang Pao misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Adelhard misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard lands with a hook. Xiang Pao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adelhard is looking to clinch but Xiang Pao is avoiding it.
Adelhard wants to clinch up but Xiang Pao keeps it at a distance.
Xiang Pao throws a body punch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Xiang Pao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adelhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiang Pao controls his hands.
Adelhard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiang Pao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adelhard blocking some punches.
Adelhard breaks from the clinch.
Adelhard swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Adelhard checks a leg kick nicely.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xiang Pao, right into the meat.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Adelhard slips the punch.
Adelhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a head kick that misses.
Adelhard throws a wild body kick that Xiang Pao sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiang Pao cracks Adelhard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bo Xiang Pao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adelhard tries to clinch up but Xiang Pao circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Adelhard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xiang Pao checks a low kick from Adelhard.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiang Pao looks to throw the jab but Adelhard is out of range.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Adelhard moved out of range.
Adelhard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
It looked like Adelhard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xiang Pao staying out of range there.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the body kick.
Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Adelhard slips the punch.
Adelhard lands a really nice looking cross but Xiang Pao seems unphased.
Xiang Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Adelhard.
Adelhard tried to counter with a leg kick but Xiang Pao avoided it.
Xiang Pao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adelhard under the eye.
Xiang Pao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adelhard.
Adelhard swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Adelhard connects with a body shot that sends Xiang Pao's belly button to the back.
Adelhard throws the kick towards the body but Xiang Pao avoids it.
Adelhard throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
Donk. Adelhard catches Xiang Pao right on the button with a cross.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiang Pao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adelhard misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the body kick.
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!
Adelhard throws a wild body kick that Xiang Pao sees coming a mile off.
Xiang Pao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Xiang Pao tenderised Adelhard's leg. Adelhard is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adelhard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adelhard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adelhard moves out of range of the leg kick from Xiang Pao.
Nice shot lands for Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adelhard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Adelhard misses the jab.
Xiang Pao clobbers Adelhard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adelhard throws a head kick that Xiang Pao semi-blocks.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Adelhard checks it.
Adelhard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adelhard checks a leg kick.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
Xiang Pao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adelhard.
Xiang Pao throws out a leg kick but Adelhard moves out of range and Xiang Pao only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Adelhard throws a body kick.
Adelhard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiang Pao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao swats away the attempt to clinch by Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod.
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.
Adelhard connects with a leg kick. Xiang Pao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Adelhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adelhard throws a leg kick that misses.
Adelhard moves out of range as Xiang Pao strikes.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
Xiang Pao throws a looping overhand right but Adelhard ducks down to avoid it.
Adelhard checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Xiang Pao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adelhard doesn't seem phased though.
Xiang Pao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick
and Adelhard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xiang Pao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adelhard tries to free his leg and advance position but Xiang Pao is retaining full guard.
Xiang Pao trying to keep a closed guard but Adelhard is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xiang Pao wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adelhard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Xiang Pao's head.
Adelhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xiang Pao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xiang Pao keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Adelhard 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.
Xiang Pao working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xiang Pao throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiang Pao. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adelhard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Xiang Pao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adelhard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adelhard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adelhard misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adelhard moves away.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook. Adelhard ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adelhard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Adelhard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Adelhard.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adelhard.
Xiang Pao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick
and Adelhard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Xiang Pao won't be happy with that.
Xiang Pao can't do much from the bottom here.
Adelhard working the head and body with strikes.
Xiang Pao felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Adelhard in side control, throwing shots but Xiang Pao defends.
The strikes coming from Adelhard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Xiang Pao is working away.
Adelhard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard working the ground and pound but Xiang Pao is defending the strikes.
Adelhard works to advance to full mount. Xiang Pao defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
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!
Adelhard content just to control the position here.
Xiang Pao is working to get back to half guard.
Xiang Pao avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adelhard.
Xiang Pao can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xiang Pao connects with an inside leg kick.
Adelhard blocks a leg kick.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao avoids a kick to the body.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Adelhard.
Xiang Pao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adelhard throws a series of punches but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adelhard in his tracks.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiang Pao's hands.
Adelhard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xiang Pao's head backwards.
Nice jab there from Xiang Pao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao with a nice cross.
Xiang Pao wants to land a leg kick but Adelhard is out of range.
Good work by Adelhard as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Xiang Pao. No joy for Adelhard on that attempt.
Adelhard misses the jab.
Xiang Pao throws a looping overhand right but Adelhard ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Xiang Pao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adelhard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiang Pao is looking to score with low kicks.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adelhard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adelhard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adelhard checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiang Pao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiang Pao blocks a head kick by Adelhard.
Adelhard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Xiang Pao misses
and Adelhard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Xiang Pao scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao tries to score with a low kick but Adelhard moves his leg out of the way.
Adelhard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xiang Pao throws out a leg kick but Adelhard moves out of range and Xiang Pao only half commits.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiang Pao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adelhard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adelhard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Adelhard was well out of range.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a front kick aimed at Adelhard's knee but Adelhard avoids it well.
Adelhard connects with a body shot.
Xiang Pao lands with a hook. Adelhard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adelhard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xiang Pao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adelhard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xiang Pao thumps Adelhard with a low kick.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adelhard connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Adelhard there.
Adelhard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adelhard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Xiang Pao's guard.
Xiang Pao pulls Adelhard in close to prevent any damage.
Adelhard 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.
Adelhard throwing strikes but missing.
Adelhard controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Xiang Pao for as long as he can get away with.
Adelhard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Xiang Pao is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Xiang Pao has escaped and now he's on top!
Xiang Pao wants to control from the top but Adelhard keeps moving.
Adelhard is trying to keep Xiang Pao in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bo Xiang Pao just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adelhard defending well as Xiang Pao loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adelhard attempts a counter takedown but Xiang Pao avoids it well and moves away.
Adelhard tries to clinch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiang Pao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao throws a front kick aimed at Adelhard's knee but Adelhard avoids it well.
Xiang Pao slips a jab and a cross from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiang Pao counters with a good low kick that Adelhard was not able to check.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Adelhard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Adelhard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Xiang Pao tenderised Adelhard's leg. Adelhard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Adelhard strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xiang Pao checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xiang Pao, as that shot connected.
Adelhard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Adelhard moves away from the strike by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Xiang Pao connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Xiang Pao is looking to chop away at Adelhard's legs.
Xiang Pao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adelhard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adelhard blocks a low kick nicely.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao checks it.
Adelhard tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiang Pao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiang Pao thumps Adelhard with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiang Pao.
Adelhard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao checks a leg kick nicely.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xiang Pao avoids the head kick by Adelhard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xiang Pao, right into the meat.
Xiang Pao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adelhard's sensitive parts.
Adelhard connects with a body shot that sends Xiang Pao's belly button to the back.
Xiang Pao moves into range and clinches up with Adelhard.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiang Pao's elbow.
Xiang Pao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adelhard backwards.
Xiang Pao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with an uppercut but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao tries to work over Adelhard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiang Pao misses with some punches.
Adelhard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiang Pao backwards.
Adelhard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xiang Pao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard is trying to control. Xiang Pao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adelhard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Xiang Pao!
Xiang Pao is looking to get to half guard.
Xiang Pao is squirming around, avoiding Adelhard's attempts to control the action.
Xiang Pao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard dominating with strikes here.
Xiang Pao wants to hold on but Adelhard pushes him away.
Bernhard Adelhard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adelhard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xiang Pao is looking to escape.
Xiang Pao wants to hold on but Adelhard pushes him away.
Xiang Pao is looking to improve his position but Adelhard isn't that keen on the idea.
Xiang Pao is in a horrible position here. Adelhard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiang Pao is squirming around, avoiding Adelhard's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Adelhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiang Pao scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut
and Adelhard counters with a series of strikes. Xiang Pao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adelhard thows a body kick. Xiang Pao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice jab there from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiang Pao throws out a counter right but Adelhard avoids it with no problem.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
Xiang Pao throws out a counter right but Adelhard avoids it with no problem.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Xiang Pao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiang Pao thumps Adelhard with a low kick.
Xiang Pao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adelhard counters with a takedown into side control.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Xiang Pao is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao wants to control but Adelhard postures up.
Xiang Pao is not content to let Adelhard control the position.
Adelhard is really struggling to control Xiang Pao but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Adelhard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adelhard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Xiang Pao is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Xiang Pao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adelhard is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Adelhard wants to control but Xiang Pao is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Xiang Pao lands with an uppercut that bounces Adelhard off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Adelhard.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adelhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Adelhard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adelhard misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Adelhard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adelhard throws a good cross that connects.
Adelhard swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Adelhard moved away.
Xiang Pao clobbers Adelhard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adelhard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adelhard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiang Pao misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiang Pao lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adelhard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xiang Pao lands a left hand.
Adelhard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Bo Xiang Pao has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard has Xiang Pao pressed against the cage, preventing Xiang Pao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adelhard lands with a light punch inside.
Xiang Pao throws a head punch that misses.
Xiang Pao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adelhard works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Adelhard swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xiang Pao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adelhard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adelhard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiang Pao as he connects with a hook.
Adelhard misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bernhard Adelhard.
I think Xiang Pao 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Bo Xiang Pao!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Bernhard Adelhard!
The fight ends as a draw!
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A | B |
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pop
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A | B |
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