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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Adderley (ranked 1376 p4p, 2294 weight class) and Hong Kong (ranked 184 p4p, 290 weight class). Adderley comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis. Kong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Open Your Third Eye. Hakeem Adderley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hong Kong!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adderley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adderley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kong works Adderley's body with a nice hook.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Kong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kong slips a straight right by Adderley.
Kong 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.
Kong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adderley misses with a looping left.
Jab from Adderley.
Adderley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
A jab lands there for Kong.
Adderley lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adderley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Adderley.
Adderley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kong is looking to chop away at Adderley's legs.
Adderley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adderley lands a body shot.
Adderley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adderley avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
Kong throws a low kick, looking for Adderley's leg but Adderley calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Kong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kong looks to land a combination but Adderley avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong throws a looping overhand right but Adderley ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Adderley.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adderley throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adderley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adderley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adderley cracks Kong with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kong misses with the combination.
Adderley throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adderley's head.
Adderley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adderley with a body shot.
Adderley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adderley throws a head kick that half lands.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kong throws a low kick but Adderley moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kong misses with a combination
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kong misses with a body punch
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adderley tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Adderley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
Adderley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adderley scores with a decent looking hook.
Adderley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adderley throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adderley lands a jab to the head.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Adderley moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.
Adderley has closed the distance and engaged Kong in a clinch.
Kong blocks an elbow strike from Adderley.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Adderley controls the action.
Adderley breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adderley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong needs to keep his hands up - Adderley had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Adderley blocks it well.
Kong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adderley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong cracks Adderley with an open hand slap.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adderley can pounce on him.
Kong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adderley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kong avoids it.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Kong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adderley 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.
Adderley connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adderley has Kong up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong breaks the clinch.
Hakeem Adderley is winning the standup battle so far.
Adderley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kong under the eye.
Adderley avoids the head kick by Kong.
Kong scores with a hook to the body. Adderley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adderley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong avoids the body shot from Adderley.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Kong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kong swings for the body but Adderley moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Adderley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adderley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adderley.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adderley slips under a jab.
Kong slips a straight right by Adderley.
Kong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adderley lands a nice shot to the body.
Adderley misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Adderley.
Good work by Kong as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Kong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adderley.
Adderley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Adderley does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Adderley throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a series of strikes. Adderley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kong scores with a nice right hand.
Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adderleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Kong misses.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kong 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 Adderley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adderley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kong walks into a left hand.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Adderley.
Kong moves out of range as Adderley strikes.
Adderley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kong scores with a nice strike.
Kong misses with the body kick
and Adderley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adderley throws out the jab.
Adderley misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Adderley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adderley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley wants to clinch.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adderley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adderley staying out of range there.
Adderley throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Adderley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Adderley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kong 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 Adderley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adderley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Adderley misses its target.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong slips a jab from Adderley.
Adderley misses with a double jab.
Kong is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Adderley does it's job there.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Kong unleashes a big counter combination but Adderley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adderley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adderley lands a glancing blow to the side of Kong's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley scores with a nice head shot.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adderley throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Adderley wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
As Kong backs away, Adderley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adderley looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Kong looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Kong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adderley lands with a right hand.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Hong Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong lands a nice shot that snaps Adderley's head back.
Adderley lands with a hook. Kong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Adderley scores with the left hand. Kong knows he should have avoided that one.
Adderley tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley misses with a right hand
and Kong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Adderley does no damage.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Adderley cracks Kong with a good jab.
Kong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adderley.
Adderley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kong walks into a jab.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Adderley slips a jab and a cross from Kong.
Hakeem Adderley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Kong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adderley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Adderley!
A relieved looking Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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