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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Predator Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard comes into the arena with Godsmack - I Stand Alone blaring out of the sound system. Burns has chosen Jiu-Jitsu as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Predator Burns was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Predator Burns!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Adelhard.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adelhard.
Adelhard connects with a solid leg kick.
Adelhard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adelhard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Burns scores with a couple of short elbows.
Burns working away.
Burns working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Adelhard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burns connects with a decent elbow.
Burns tries to advance to mount but Adelhard denies him.
Burns looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adelhard is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard prevents Burns from improving position.
Burns wants to control but Adelhard is keeping him busy.
Adelhard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burns wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adelhard is working hard here to advance position.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Adelhard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns tries to advance to mount but can't.
Adelhard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burns connects with a decent elbow.
Adelhard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard looking for submissions off his back.
Burns is trying to control the action in half guard but Adelhard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adelhard has his hands clasped together around Burns's back. He's all about the action.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adelhard keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adelhard is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
Burns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adelhard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burns takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
Burns trying to control the action but Adelhard is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adelhard throws a body kick that misses.
Adelhard scores with a nice head shot.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Adelhard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adelhard throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Adelhard!
Burns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burns sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adelhard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Burns seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adelhard is trying to control but Burns passes into side control!
Adelhard is not content to let Burns control the position.
Adelhard is looking to regain half guard here but Burns keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burns's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard is trying is best to control the position here.
Burns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adelhard is in trouble now - Burns has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Predator Burns dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adelhard delivers a nice body kick.
Adelhard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adelhard throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Adelhard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adelhard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Adelhard.
Burns slips a straight right by Adelhard.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Adelhard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adelhard. That did some damage!
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adelhard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adelhard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adelhard defends it well.
Adelhard tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adelhard defends it well.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns with the counter takedown but Adelhard avoids it easily.
Adelhard misses the shot to the body.
Burns slips under a jab from Adelhard.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Adelhard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adelhard throws out the jab.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adelhard is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Adelhard circles away and we're back to standing.
Adelhard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adelhard throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
Adelhard throws a body kick that misses.
Adelhard doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Adelhard. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adelhard did well to prevent Burns getting side control.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Adelhard is working away.
Predator Burns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adelhard throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard manages to get to full guard.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Adelhard is keeping the position.
Burns with a nice head shot there.
Burns working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adelhard's head.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns lands a couple of elbows.
Adelhard keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Adelhard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.
Adelhard keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns postures up and lands a big shot to Adelhard's brow.
Burns works over Adelhard with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adelhard pulls Burns in close to his closed guard and prevents Burns from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adelhard swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the body
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Adelhard misses
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Adelhard's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Burns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adelhard's head.
Burns takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Burns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burns wants to control but Adelhard is keeping him busy.
Burns has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adelhard regains half guard.
Adelhard is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Adelhard is trying to control but can't.
Adelhard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burns is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Adelhard is staying active underneath Burns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Adelhard tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
Adelhard is in trouble now - Burns has advanced to mount!
Burns lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a couple of good shots and Adelhard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Burns has Adelhard flattened out and is raining down punches.
Burns is trying to control but Adelhard is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Adelhard is trying to escape the mount.
Adelhard is squirming around, avoiding Burns's attempts to control the action.
Adelhard has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Burns's lack of action.
Burns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adelhard is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
Burns takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adelhard is looking to control Burns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adelhard avoid being mounted?
Burns moves nicely into side control.
Burns trying to control the action but Adelhard is working from the bottom.
Adelhard is looking to reverse the position.
Burns lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Adelhard struggling a bit here.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Check out the look on Burns's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Adelhard tries to buck Burns off but Burns is having none of it.
Burns works to advance to full mount. Adelhard defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Burns wants to control the pace but Adelhard is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Predator Burns really dominated that round.
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.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
and Adelhard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adelhard misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns tries a low kick but Adelhard avoids it.
Burns thumps Adelhard with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns stalks Adelhard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adelhard's face. Adelhard staggers backwards, shaken.
Adelhard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adelhard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adelhard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burns in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adelhard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Burns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adelhard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adelhard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burns's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burns's back!
Adelhard is hanging on to Burns's back as he tries to escape.
Burns is still trying to improve position.
Burns tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Burns has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Adelhard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burns working to try and regain half guard.
Adelhard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adelhard tries to control but Burns wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burns keeps trying to improve his position.
Adelhard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burns is working to get back to half guard.
Burns sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Adelhard is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
Burns slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to sweep but no luck.
Adelhard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burns had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adelhard defends it easily.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adelhard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burns lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Adelhard controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Adelhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Adelhard is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bernhard Adelhard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adelhard takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns throws a front kick aimed at Adelhard's knee but Adelhard avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adelhard.
Burns changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
Adelhard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard misses with a head kick.
Adelhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adelhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adelhard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adelhard throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Adelhard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adelhard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adelhard scores with a head kick.
Adelhard throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Burns drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adelhard defends it well.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Adelhard swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a head kick that misses.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Adelhard misses with a body kick.
Adelhard swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns blocks the body kick.
Burns tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adelhard cracks a nice hook into Burns's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns fails with the takedown
and Adelhard counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adelhard.
Adelhard wants to clinch.
Bernhard Adelhard is winning the standup battle so far.
Adelhard tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Adelhard misses the shot to the body.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adelhard looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adelhard scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adelhard.
Burns blocks the body kick.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from Adelhard misses.
A slow jab from Adelhard misses its intended target.
Burns has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adelhard throws an elbow but misses.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Adelhard uses from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns looking for a guillotine here but Adelhard defends easily.
Adelhard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Adelhard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adelhard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bernhard Adelhard!
Bernhard Adelhard retains his featherweight title!
Bernhard Adelhard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Predator Burns stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's ok, i'm home.'.
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