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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Holderbaum (ranked 2849 p4p, 3353 weight class) and Brick Adams (ranked 340 p4p, 389 weight class). Brick Adams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bertrand Holderbaum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brick Adams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams gets tackled into the cage by Holderbaum. Holderbaum maintains the clinch.
Holderbaum scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Holderbaum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holderbaum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adams gets tackled into the cage by Holderbaum. Holderbaum maintains the clinch.
Holderbaum breaks from the clinch.
Holderbaum connects with a nice looking jab.
Adams drops Holderbaum with a beautiful combination! Holderbaum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Adams is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bertrand Holderbaum has been cut.
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!
Holderbaum clinches up against the cage.
Adams breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Holderbaum.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
As Adams backs away, Holderbaum returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Holderbaum closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Holderbaum.
A short left from Holderbaum.
Holderbaum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holderbaum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Holderbaum lands with a left to the head.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Adams has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holderbaum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holderbaum struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holderbaum.
Holderbaum lands with a light punch inside.
Holderbaum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holderbaum lands a slapping body shot.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Holderbaum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holderbaum breaks from the clinch.
Holderbaum rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Holderbaum.
A short right from Holderbaum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Holderbaum.
Holderbaum breaks from the clinch.
Holderbaum clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holderbaum.
Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams misses with the combination.
Holderbaum ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holderbaum moves away.
Holderbaum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adams throws a right hand that Holderbaum ducks under and follows up with a left that Holderbaum also avoids with ease.
Holderbaum lands a lovely overhand right.
Holderbaum feints and then cracks Adams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams down.
Bertrand Holderbaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adams misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holderbaum with a hook.
Adams is rocked!
Holderbaum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Holderbaum takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Holderbaum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Holderbaum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Holderbaum scores with a shoulder strike.
Holderbaum lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Holderbaum.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Holderbaum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holderbaum clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
Holderbaum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holderbaum throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Holderbaum lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Holderbaum is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holderbaum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Holderbaum.
Holderbaum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holderbaum throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
Holderbaum moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Holderbaum.
Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holderbaum really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holderbaum.
Holderbaum moves into the clinch successfully.
Holderbaum cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Holderbaum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bertrand Holderbaum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bertrand Holderbaum's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holderbaum lands the left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Holderbaum here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Holderbaum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holderbaum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holderbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Holderbaum.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Holderbaum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams clobbers Holderbaum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brick Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holderbaum darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Holderbaum breaks from the clinch.
Adams blocks a head kick by Holderbaum.
Holderbaum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Holderbaum crashing down! Holderbaum tries to stagger back to his feet but Adams just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Holderbaum asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick Adams!
Brick Adams is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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