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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Untouchable . Adelhard has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Le takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
Adelhard looks for a takedown but Le sprawls well.
Le throws a body shot but no joy.
Le throws a body kick that misses.
Le throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le misses with a low kick.
Adelhard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adelhard avoids the head kick by Le.
Adelhard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
Adelhard misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le with a nice cross.
Le moves out of range of the body kick.
Le wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Le throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice jab there from Le.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le scores with a hook.
It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Adelhard lands with a hook. Le tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adelhard throws a hook but Le blocks it.
Le misses with a leg kick
and Adelhard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Le has one foot on Adelhard's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Adelhard throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Le on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Le connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le throws a right and a left that Adelhard avoids nicely.
Le misses with a straight left.
Adelhard throws a low kick, looking for Le's leg but Le calmly moves out of range.
Le swings for the body but Adelhard moves out of range.
Le scoring well with a low kick there.
Le swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adelhard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
And Adelhard tries to counter it with a takedown but Le pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Le is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adelhard moves out of range as Le strikes.
Adelhard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adelhard scores with a hook.
Adelhard slips under a jab.
Adelhard unleashes a big counter combination but Le bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adelhard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cung Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Adelhard.
Adelhard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Le under the eye.
Le connects with a leg kick. Adelhard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Adelhard tries to get set, Le tries to push him back and clinch up but Adelhard manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adelhard throws a push kick but Le slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Adelhard. That snapped Le's head back.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
Adelhard dives in and grabs Le's left leg, looking for a takedown. Le pushes down on Adelhard's head and hops out.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Adelhard is looking to score with low kicks.
Adelhard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Le checks a leg kick.
Adelhard misses with a body kick.
Adelhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Adelhard misses the target.
Adelhard throws a head kick that Le semi-blocks.
Adelhard misses the shot to the body.
Le shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab from Adelhard.
That's four 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!
Le thuds his right hand into Adelhard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adelhard lands a head shot.
Adelhard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Adelhard has his takedown stuffed
and Le counters with a nice uppercut.
Cung Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernhard Adelhard.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Adelhard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adelhard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Le connects with the punch.
Adelhard moves out of range as Le strikes.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Adelhard misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adelhard scores with a head kick. Le tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adelhard counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernhard Adelhard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
That's time! Le's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Le throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Le throws a looping overhand right but Adelhard ducks down to avoid it.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Adelhard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le. Le obviously looking to wear him down.
Le throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Le throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adelhard counters with a solid body kick.
Adelhard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Adelhard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le misses with a hook to the body
and Adelhard counters with a stiff right hand.
Le misses with a left hand
and Adelhard counters with a left and a right that stings Le.
Le is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le blocks a jab.
Le throws an off balance right hand
and Adelhard counters with a stiff right hand.
Adelhard throws a solid leg kick but Le takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adelhard.
Le connects with a high kick.
Adelhard 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le takes one to the side of the head.
Le turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Adelhard counter with a right hand.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Adelhard 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.
Adelhard throws a front kick aimed at Le's knee but Le avoids it well.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adelhard moves away.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adelhard connects with a body shot.
Le drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Adelhard.
Adelhard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adelhard with a hook.
Le scores with a nice body kick.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adelhard throws a lazy right hand but Le sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adelhard throws a leg kick which misses Le's front leg but catches the back leg as Le tries to avoid it.
Adelhard throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
Le looks to land a right hand but Adelhard moved out of range.
Le fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adelhard.
Le avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Le lands a nice looking body shot.
Adelhard tries to score with a low kick but Le moves his leg out of the way.
Adelhard lands with a shot to the body.
Le takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Adelhard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le misses with a shot to the body
and Adelhard counters with an inside leg kick.
Adelhard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le at a distance.
Adelhard cracks Le with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Le as Adelhard shoots in.
Adelhard thuds a left hand into Le's body.
A head kick misses from Le.
Adelhard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Le.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Adelhard is just out of range.
Adelhard cracks the inside of Le's front leg.
Adelhard missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adelhard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le throws a sloppy head kick
and Adelhard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adelhard circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adelhard drops his hands momentarily and Le takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adelhard throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Adelhard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adelhard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adelhard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le thuds a left hand into Adelhard's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Le misses the target.
Le misses with a low kick.
Le throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Le throws a series of punches but Adelhard moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Adelhard scores with a kick to the body.
Le throws a solid leg kick but Adelhard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Le.
Le walks into a straight right hand from Adelhard.
Le walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adelhard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adelhard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Le throws a series of punches but Adelhard moves out of range.
Le cracks Adelhard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adelhard gets tackled into the cage by Le. Le maintains the clinch.
Le blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adelhard as Le tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Le gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Le throws an elbow that misses.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adelhard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adelhard misses with the head strike.
Adelhard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adelhard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adelhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Le controls his hands.
Adelhard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adelhard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adelhard works on Le's body with a couple of short punches.
Le misses with some punches.
Adelhard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adelhard has clasped his hands together around Le's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Adelhard lands a few punches from side control.
Cung Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Le is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Adelhard wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
Adelhard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Le knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Adelhard is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adelhard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Le is avoiding damage well.
Adelhard has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Le is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Adelhard yanks on the arm and Le is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Adelhard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bernhard Adelhard!
After the big win, Bernhard Adelhard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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