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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen England Belongs to Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Adams!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Kang misses with a body shot.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Adams lands with an uppercut that bounces Kang off the cage and back into rage.
Kang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Kang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kang throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Kang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kang misses with a straight right.
Adams misses with the combination.
Kang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulo Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kang's waist but Kang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Kang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Kang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kang wants it to stay on the feet.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kang throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Kang throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Kang misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Paulo Kang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kang looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Kang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams slips under a jab.
Kang throws a big shot that misses.
Kang jabs Adams right on the nose. Adams blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kang's corner calls for a 1-2. Kang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kang connects with a crisp jab.
Adams tries to bum rush Kang with a series of wild strikes but Kang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Kang misses with an uppercut.
Kang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adams.
Adams looks gassed!
Kang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams tries to bum rush Kang with a series of wild strikes but Kang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kang looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Adams looks for a takedown but Kang sprawls well.
Paulo Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Adams.
Adams lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams walks into a jab.
Adams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams moves away from the strike by Kang.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Kang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kang throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Kang.
Kang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Kang with a jab.
Kang misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a right hand to the body.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Kang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kang moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Kang misses.
Adams moves away from the strike by Kang.
No joy there for Kang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kang throws an overhand right that lands on Adams's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Adams misses with a combination
and Kang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Adams.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kang lands a head shot.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Eric Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kang misses with a hook.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Kang looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Kang looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Kang throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Kang throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Kang looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams misses with a combination
and Kang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang with a jab.
Kang misses with a combination
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Kang backing up. Kang nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Kang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulo Kang is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams walks into a stiff left hand from Kang.
Adams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kang rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kang throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Adams works Kang's body with a nice hook.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kang.
A big right from Kang misses.
Kang throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Kang misses with a looping left.
Adams is looking to clinch but Kang is avoiding it.
Kang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Kang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams throws a right hand that Kang ducks under and follows up with a left that Kang also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Kang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams shoots in but Kang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kang counters with a straight right hand.
Adams moves away from the strike by Kang.
Adams misses with a combination
and Kang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kang misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Kang slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Kang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kang.
Kang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kang slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Kang counters with a straight right hand.
Adams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kang to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Kang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kang.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adams slips under a jab.
Adams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kang with a nice cross.
A big right from Kang misses.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Kang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Adams might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kang has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams needs to keep his hands up - Kang had a free shot at his head there.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kang looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Adams looks for a takedown but Kang sprawls well.
Kang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adams has time to react.
Adams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Kang misses.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kang throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a combination
and Kang counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kang misses with a shot to the body
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kang looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Eric Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kang throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Kang looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kang misses with a few strikes there.
Kang misses with a looping left.
Adams misses with a combination
and Kang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Kang cracks Adams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Kang misses.
Adams walks into a stiff left hand from Kang.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Kang with a hook.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kang misses the shot to the body.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kang to counter with a crisp jab.
Kang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Kang misses.
Adams takes a swing at Kang's ribcage but misses.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kang.
Adams shoots and misses
and Kang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adams tries to bum rush Kang with a series of wild strikes but Kang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kang misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kang 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Kang!
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energy
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hype
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