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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein comes to the cage accompanied by Wilder Wein. The crowd seem to be enjoying Adelhard's choice of entrance music: Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Wilder Wein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bernhard Adelhard's chin.
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Adelhard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wein tests Adelhard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adelhard. Adelhard obviously looking to wear him down.
Adelhard throws a lazy uppercut
and Wein counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheers as Wein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adelhard doesn't seem phased though.
Adelhard's coach down at River's Edge Gym, DOW was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adelhard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Wein.
Wein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adelhard moves away.
We've been told by Wein's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Adelhard.
Adelhard thumps Wein with a low kick.
Adelhard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wein's calf.
Wein throws a lazy right hand but Adelhard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adelhard throws a lazy right hand but Wein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Wein catches Adelhard right on the button with a cross.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Wein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adelhard.
Wein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Wein avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard is looking to clinch but Wein is avoiding it.
Adelhard throws a poor cross that misses
and Wein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Wein.
Adelhard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wein with a jab.
Wein blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Wein blocks the low kick.
Wein avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wein clobbers Adelhard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adelhard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wein throws a low kick but Adelhard avoids it.
Adelhard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wein is looking to wear down Adelhard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Wein takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
Wilder Wein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adelhard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
Wein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adelhard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wein counters with a nice uppercut.
Adelhard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adelhard throws a right hand that misses
and Wein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adelhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Wein moved away.
Wein lunges at Adelhard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adelhard's hand.
Wein drives through and clinches with Adelhard against the cage.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Wein controls the action.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wein scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
A short right from Wein.
Wein tries to throw a body punch but Adelhard avoids it by throwing Wein back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard has Wein pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Adelhard pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wein tumbling to the mat - Adelhard dives into Wein's guard.
Wein keeping full guard, as Adelhard tries to pass.
Adelhard postures up in Wein's guard and throws a big left but Wein blocks it.
Adelhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adelhard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wein keeping full guard, as Adelhard tries to pass.
Adelhard forces his way into half guard.
Adelhard wants to free his trapped foot but Wein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is trying to control. Wein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adelhard stops Wein from getting back to his feet.
Adelhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard wants to pass the guard but Wein is defending well.
Wein tries to get to full guard but Adelhard has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adelhard trying to control from half guard but Wein is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilder Wein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adelhard lunges at Wein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wein's hand.
Adelhard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adelhard can do to turn this around?
Adelhard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adelhard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adelhard throws a body kick that misses.
Adelhard lands with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adelhard.
Nice body punch from Wein.
Wein throws an overhand right that lands on Adelhard's shoulder, as Adelhard tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wein was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
Wein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adelhard takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wein checks a leg kick.
Wein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adelhard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Wein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wein moves out of range of the strikes.
Adelhard misses with a body punch
and Wein counters with a nice uppercut.
Wein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adelhard has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Wein.
Adelhard takes a swing at Wein's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adelhard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adelhard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wein keeping full guard, as Adelhard tries to pass.
Adelhard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wein can't keep his opponent in guard - Adelhard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adelhard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adelhard.
Adelhard wants to pass to mount but Wein is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is looking for submissions but instead, Wein has regained full guard.
Adelhard looking to pass the guard.
Adelhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adelhard looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wein working a defensive guard here.
Adelhard is fighting to break Wein's control of his arms but Wein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adelhard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adelhard.
Adelhard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wein cracks Adelhard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adelhard throws a head kick but Wein moves out of range.
Wein looks to throw the jab but Adelhard is out of range.
Wein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adelhard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wilder Wein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adelhard throws a leg kick
and Wein counters with a left to the body.
Wein avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Wein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adelhard.
Adelhard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wein manages to avoid it.
Adelhard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adelhard looks for a takedown but Wein sprawls well.
Wein throws out a leg kick but Adelhard moves out of range and Wein only half commits.
Wein stuns Adelhard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wein tests Adelhard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adelhard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein throws a combination that misses
and Adelhard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wein with a nice cross.
Adelhard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adelhard lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a jab but it's blocked by Wein.
Adelhard scores with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Adelhard. That snapped Wein's head back.
Adelhard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wein counters with a one-two to the body.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Wein.
A nice side step and Adelhard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Wein avoids it.
It looked like Wein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adelhard.
Adelhard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wein.
Wein avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Wein was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Wein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wein misses with a right hand
enabling Adelhard to counter with a crisp jab.
Wein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
Adelhard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adelhard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wein!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adelhard is trying to ground and pound but Wein uses the momentary lack of control by Adelhard to regain half guard.
Wein has hold of Adelhard's hands but Adelhard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adelhard in particular looking to stall.
Adelhard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wein has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adelhard tries to pass to full mount but Wein defends it.
Bernhard Adelhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard wants to control but Wein is keeping him busy.
Adelhard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wein is trying is best to control the position here.
Adelhard is working for a kimura but Wein is defending it quite comfortably.
Adelhard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wein does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ground and pound from Adelhard.
Adelhard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wein is just riding it out for now. Adelhard eventually gives up the hold.
Adelhard wants to take a breather but Wein is having none of it.
Adelhard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bernhard Adelhard.
I think Wein 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilder Wein!
An out of breath Wilder Wein thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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