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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Principo Adam (ranked 142 p4p, 318 weight class) and Hunter Broderick (ranked 20 p4p, 44 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Dona Eis Requiem. Broderick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mind by Savanah. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Broderick !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broderick 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.
Broderick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broderick throws a hook but Adam blocks it.
Broderick blocks a jab.
Adam shoots in looking for a takedown but Broderick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adam's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adam fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Broderick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adam scores with a sloppy right hand. Broderick should have avoided that one.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
Broderick tries to clinch there but Adam circles away.
Adam shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Adam was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Broderick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Adam controlling the action here.
Broderick trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam is working for a submission of some sort.
Broderick is looking to control Adam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Broderick avoid being mounted?
Broderick gets back to full guard.
Adam postures up.
Adam slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Broderick wants to hit a sweep here but Adam passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Broderick there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick is trying desperately to improve position.
Broderick wants to control but Adam is having none of it.
Broderick working to try and regain half guard.
Adam working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Adam with shots to the head and body - Broderick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Broderick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Broderick controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broderick tries to hold on but Adam postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam with good strikes from the mount here!
Adam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Broderick hang on?
Adam has hold of Broderick 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Broderick manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Broderick tries to hold on but Adam postures up.
Adam landing punches.
Adam lands a heavy elbow.
Adam landing strikes from the mount and Broderick is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam unloads with some shots from mount but Broderick bucks and avoids them well.
Adam controlling the pace for now.
Broderick can't escape the position.
Broderick tries to hold on but Adam pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broderick is looking to improve his position but Adam isn't that keen on the idea.
Adam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Broderick is working to get back to half guard.
Adam raining down hammerfists from mount.
Broderick is desperately trying to improve his position but Adam has a good base and remains in mount.
Adam tries to control but Broderick wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Broderick .
Adam jabs at Broderick 's body.
Adam misses with a straight right.
Adam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Broderick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but Broderick shows good takedown defense.
Broderick works the jab nicely.
Adam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Broderick defends well and Adam ends up having to push Broderick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Broderick throws out a counter right but Adam avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broderick lands a knee to the body.
Broderick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Broderick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam digs a right hand into Broderick 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Broderick 's gas tank.
Hunter Broderick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam blocks an uppercut.
Adam is leaning against Broderick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam cracks Broderick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Broderick defends well and Adam ends up having to push Broderick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Broderick struggles to land a body shot inside as Adam controls his hands.
Broderick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adam blocks it with crossed arms.
Adam blocks an uppercut.
Adam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Broderick working aggressively here.
Adam breaks from the clinch.
Adam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adam. Broderick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam misses with a straight left.
Principo Adam is winning the standup battle so far.
Adam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Broderick circles away.
Broderick throws a right hand that Adam ducks under and follows up with a left that Adam also avoids with ease.
Broderick tries to clinch there but Adam circles away.
Broderick thows a leg kick but Adam checks it
letting Adam counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by Adam.
Adam swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adam scores with a jab. Broderick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adam digs a good body shot into Broderick 's ribs.
Hunter Broderick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broderick throws the kick towards the body but Adam avoids it.
Adam throws a right hand that misses
and Broderick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Broderick is fending him off so far but Adam persists. Nope, Broderick circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Adam with that takedown attempt.
Broderick throws a fast counter high kick but Adam manages to duck under it in time.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Broderick is out of range.
Broderick throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Broderick tenderised Adam's leg. Adam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Broderick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Broderick walks into a stiff left hand from Adam.
Adam misses with a hook to the body
letting Broderick counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adam shoots in but no luck this time.
Broderick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adam.
Nice jab there from Adam.
Adam throws a hook but Broderick avoids it easily.
Adam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adam throws a jab when Broderick was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Broderick . Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Broderick does it's job there.
Broderick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adam.
Adam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Broderick but Broderick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big right from Adam misses.
Adam fails with the takedown
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses with a hook.
Broderick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Broderick tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Adam presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Adam has hold of Broderick 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Broderick manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Broderick regains half guard.
Adam prevents Broderick from improving his position.
Adam working over Broderick with some ground and pound. Broderick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hunter Broderick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick '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. This is the final round!
Adam fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Broderick .
Broderick throws a combination. Adam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Broderick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adam lands a nice looking body shot.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Broderick moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam misses with a body shot
and Broderick counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Adam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crunch! Broderick slams his shin into Adam's torso.
Broderick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam throws a hook to the side of Broderick 's head but Broderick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Broderick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adam is out of range.
Broderick misses with a head kick.
Broderick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Broderick swinging wildly here.
It looked like Adam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Broderick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adam. That did some damage!
Adam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Broderick defending well as Adam loads up on a big left hand.
Adam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adam works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Broderick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adam is working away from the top position though.
Adam is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Broderick defends it well.
Broderick is trying to control but can't.
Adam trying to control the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broderick is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick is looking for a sweep. Adam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Broderick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Broderick .
Broderick is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Principo Adam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adam trying to control but Broderick is working from the bottom.
Broderick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adam throwing strikes from guard but Broderick blocks nicely.
Broderick trying to keep a closed guard but Adam is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adam scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adam throws a hook to the side of Broderick 's head but Broderick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adam cracks a nice hook into Broderick 's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Broderick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Broderick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Broderick avoids it really well and circles away.
Broderick throws a big counter head kick but Adam avoids it with no problem.
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 Principo Adam.
I think Adam has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Principo Adam!
A very excited looking Principo Adam rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Hunter Broderick stepped up to the mic, saying 'You dropped my career win percentage by 1.42%! Thanks, Obama.'.
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