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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Imum Jr (ranked 1958 p4p, 1081 weight class) and Adam Baum (ranked 44 p4p, 20 weight class). Baum has chosen My Dick - Mickey Avalon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Imum Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Baum!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baum tries to bum rush Imum Jr with a series of wild strikes but Imum Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Imum Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Baum throws a poor cross that misses
and Baum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baum throws a series of punches but Imum Jr moves out of range.
Baum slaps away a takedown attempt from Imum Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imum Jr.
Imum Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baum connects with a nice looking jab.
Baum throws a combination that misses
and Imum Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baum's coach down at Xtreme Fighting Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baum's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Imum Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Imum Jr duly obliges.
It looks like Adam Baum has been cut.
Imum Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baum in his tracks.
Imum Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baum throws a jab but it's blocked by Imum Jr.
Adam Baum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Baum misses its intended target.
Imum Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baum was well out of range. Poor timing from Imum Jr.
Good standup being displayed there by Baum as he connects with a hook.
Imum Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baum.
Baum takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baum misses with a straight right.
It looked like Imum Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baum throws a right and a left that Imum Jr avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Imum Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Imum Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Imum Jr.
Imum Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Baum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Imum Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Baum misses its intended target.
Baum lands an overhand right.
Jab, jab by Imum Jr - just one landing.
Imum Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Imum Jr scores with a jab. Baum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Imum Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adam Baum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baum throws a hook to the side of Imum Jr's head but Imum Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum Jr slips a straight right by Baum.
Baum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baum tries to bum rush Imum Jr with a series of wild strikes but Imum Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A quick step to the side and Imum Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Imum Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imum Jr 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.
Baum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Imum Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baum.
Imum Jr throwing a counter right hand but Baum manages to avoid it.
Baum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Imum Jr throws a jab when Baum was well out of range.
Imum Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Baum circles away.
Baum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Baum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baum throws an overhand right that lands on Imum Jr's shoulder, as Imum Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Baum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Imum Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Imum Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Imum Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baum.
Imum Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baum takes one to the chin there.
Baum throws the left hand but Imum Jr avoids the punch easily.
A left and a right from Imum Jr both land. Nice combination.
Baum throws a series of punches but Imum Jr avoids them all with ease.
Baum misses with a left hand
and Imum Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Baum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Baum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baum misses with a lunging right hand
and Imum Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Baum misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Baum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baum misses with an uppercut
and Imum Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baum throws a jab when Imum Jr was well out of range.
It looked like Imum Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Imum Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baum.
Imum Jr rushes Baum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baum throws the left hand but Imum Jr avoids the punch easily.
Imum Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Imum Jr with a jab.
Baum throws an overhand right that lands on Imum Jr's shoulder, as Imum Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Baum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Baum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Imum Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baum.
Baum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Imum Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baum throws a hook but Imum Jr avoids it easily.
Imum Jr cracks Baum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Imum Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baum.
Imum Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baum throws out a counter right but Imum Jr avoids it with no problem.
Imum Jr throws an off balance right hand
enabling Baum to counter with a crisp jab.
Baum throws a right and a left that Imum Jr avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum Jr cracks Baum with a good jab.
Imum Jr ducks under a wild hook from Baum.
Imum Jr swings for the body but Baum moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imum Jr clinches with his opponent.
Imum Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Imum Jr prevents Baum from breaking the clinch.
Imum Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Imum Jr rushes Baum and presses him up against the cage.
Imum Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Baum.
Imum Jr breaks from the clinch.
Imum Jr throws a hook but Baum avoids it easily.
Baum misses with a double jab.
Adam Baum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Imum Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Baum misses with a looping left.
Baum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Imum Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Imum Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Baum. Those never looked like landing.
Imum Jr throws a lazy right hand but Baum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imum Jr ducks under a wild hook from Baum.
Imum Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Imum Jr.
Left hook, right uppercut from Imum Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imum Jr misses with a hook.
Baum throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Imum Jr rushes Baum and presses him up against the cage.
Imum Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imum Jr manages to break the clinch.
Baum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baum tries to move into range but Imum Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Imum Jr slips a jab from Baum.
Baum misses with an uppercut. Imum Jr saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Imum Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Baum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baum throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Imum Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Imum Jr slips a straight right by Baum.
Baum loads up on a big right hand but Imum Jr slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Imum Jr.
Imum Jr is looking to counter punch.
Imum Jr cracks Baum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Imum Jr misses with a double jab
and Baum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baum drops his hands momentarily and Imum Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imum Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baum throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum Jr closes the distance but Baum moves to the side
and Baum counters with a three punch combo that has Imum Jr backing up. Imum Jr nods at Baum to acknowledge the strikes.
Baum misses with a hook
and Imum Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Imum Jr misses.
Baum misses with a series of wild punches.
Imum Jr defending well as Baum loads up on a big left hand.
Imum Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baum misses with the combination.
Imum Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Imum Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Baum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Imum Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baum misses with an uppercut
and Imum Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Imum Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baum misses with an uppercut
and Imum Jr counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Imum Jr.
Imum Jr misses with a body shot.
Baum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Imum Jr.
Baum fails to land with a series of punches.
Imum Jr fails to land the takedown.
Baum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adam Baum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imum Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Imum Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baum misses with a right hand
and Baum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baum misses with a lunging right hand
and Imum Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baum avoids the body shot from Imum Jr.
Imum Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Imum Jr throws out a loose jab but Baum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imum Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Baum's head back.
Baum misses with an uppercut
letting Imum Jr counter with a right hand.
Imum Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Imum Jr misses with a body punch
and Imum Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Imum Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Baum's cut.
That's time! Imum Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Imum Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Baum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baum throws a lazy right hand but Imum Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imum Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Imum Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baum lands a glancing blow to the side of Imum Jr's head.
Imum Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baum throws an off balance right hand
and Imum Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Imum Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baum misses with a left hand
and Imum Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Imum Jr misses with a double jab
enabling Baum to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Baum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baum looks to land a combination but Imum Jr avoids it well.
Imum Jr is looking to counter punch.
Imum Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Imum Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Imum Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baum.
Imum Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Baum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baum feints a jab promting Imum Jr to slip. Baum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Imum Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baum slips a jab and a cross from Imum Jr.
Imum Jr throws a hook but Baum avoids it easily.
Imum Jr slips under a jab.
Imum Jr stuns Baum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baum misses with a combination
and Imum Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baum misses with a hook
and Imum Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Baum throws a hook but Imum Jr avoids it easily.
Imum Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baum lands the left hand.
Baum throws a jab when Imum Jr was well out of range.
Imum Jr moves away from the strike by Baum.
Baum lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Baum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Imum Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Baum throws a right hand that misses
letting Imum Jr counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baum throws out the jab.
Imum Jr scores with the left hand. Baum knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imum Jr darts in and clinches Baum up against the cage.
Imum Jr misses with some punches.
Imum Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baum backwards.
Imum Jr missing with knees to the body.
Imum Jr breaks the clinch.
Baum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Imum Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Imum Jr.
Imum Jr digs a good hook to Baum's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Max Imum Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Baum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Imum Jr misses the shot to the body.
Imum Jr throws a hook to the side of Baum's head but Baum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Imum Jr. That snapped Baum's head back.
Baum throws a hook but Imum Jr avoids it easily.
Baum misses with a straight left.
Baum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imum Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Imum Jr defending well as Baum loads up on a big left hand.
Imum Jr slips a jab and a cross from Baum.
A quick step to the side and Imum Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum Jr looks to throw the jab but Baum is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baum! But no joy.
Baum missing with a left hand there. Imum Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baum misses with a lunging right hand
and Imum Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baum swings widly with a right hand
and Imum Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Imum Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Baum circles away.
Imum Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baum! But no joy.
Imum Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baum.
A slow jab from Baum misses its intended target.
Baum misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum Jr cracks Baum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Imum Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baum sprawls well. Baum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Imum Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Baum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baum throws a right hand that Imum Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Imum Jr also avoids with ease.
Baum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Imum Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Baum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Imum Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Imum Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baum counters with a nice uppercut.
Baum misses with a hook
and Imum Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Imum Jr.
Baum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Imum Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Baum.
Imum Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Max Imum Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baum misses with a hook. Imum Jr ducked under it nicely.
Imum Jr is looking to counter punch.
Baum throws a hook to the side of Imum Jr's head but Imum Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Imum Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Baum cracks Imum Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adam Baum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imum Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Baum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Imum Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baum scores with a hook.
Baum misses with a lunging right hand
and Imum Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Imum Jr misses.
Baum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baum looks to throw the jab but Imum Jr is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Imum Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Imum Jr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Imum Jr!
Max Imum Jr is the new super heavyweight champion!
Adam Baum was interviewed post fight and said 'Man, fuck it. I'll be back'.
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