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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between African King (ranked 3329 p4p, 23555 weight class) and Dexter Adderley (ranked 404 p4p, 677 weight class). Dexter Adderley has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 cm 21 199 3 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm 22 190 2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Lethal high kicks Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, African King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Adderley! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Adderley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adderley to score with a decent uppercut. King is looking to clinch. Adderley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. King tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adderley defends well and King ends up having to push Adderley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. King jumps guard but Adderley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. A head punch on the inside from King fails to land. King tries to pull guard but Adderley forces him back to his feet, against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for African King. That's going to take a lot out of him. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King. A short left from Adderley. King throws a punch but it's blocked by Adderley. King jumps guard.
Adderley with a flurry of punches that miss. Adderley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Adderley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adderley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Adderley won't allow King to sweep him here. Adderley wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position. King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adderley is aware though and is defending well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Adderley trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Adderley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Adderley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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. King throws his legs up looking for a submission but Adderley uses it to pass to side control.
Adderley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down King's shoulder. That is not cool. King is trying to improve his position. King prevents Adderley from moving into mount. King avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Adderley. King can't do much from the bottom here. Adderley wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working. King tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Adderley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. King sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Adderley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. King missing with punches from the bottom.
King actively working from the bottom here. King won't allow Adderley to pass to mount. Adderley prevents King from improving his position. Adderley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Adderley wants to take a breather but King is having none of it. King is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adderley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adderley's back! King is persistently looking for the submission but Adderley is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King working for the choke. Adderley wants to escape the position.
King seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Adderley is trying to get back to his feet but King has full control of the position and if anything, Adderley has just worked his way into a worse spot. King doesn't have the hooks in and Adderley manages to turn into his guard.
King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adderley defends it easily. Adderley wants to control from the top but King keeps moving. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. King throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Adderley escapes and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. King is looking to regain half guard here but Adderley keeps moving and retains side control. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Adderley dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sloppy strikes from Adderley. Those never looked like landing. Adderley cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head. King is looking to clinch but Adderley is avoiding it.
Adderley has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Adderley lands with a good body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from King. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet. Adderley throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off. Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King. Adderley looks like he wants to counter punch here. King tries a low kick but Adderley avoids it. A slapping leg kick lands for Adderley.
Adderley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as King is landing a low percentage of strikes. Adderley throws a body kick that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adderley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. King thows a left - swing and a miss! King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Good standup being displayed there by Adderley as he connects with a hook. Adderley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. King throws a leg kick but Adderley checks it. Adderley throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King is rocked!
It looks like African King has been cut. King on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Adderley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Adderley lands a big head kick that sends King to the canvas! Adderley follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Adderley!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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