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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krom Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertram Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard has chosen Volbeat - Still Counting as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
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170 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm
24
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krom Kong! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bertram Adelhard! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Adelhard moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off. Kong throws a counter high kick but Adelhard was just alert enough to avoid it. Kong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kong lands a glancing blow to the side of Adelhard's head. Both fighters circling a little - Adelhard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Adelhard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Adelhard fails to land with a series of punches.
Adelhard slips a straight right by Kong. A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet. Adelhard feints the counter takedown. Adelhard closes the distance and clinches. Kong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adelhard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kong tries to break free but Adelhard pushes him back against the cage. Adelhard effectively controlling the action here. Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Adelhard lands a nice hook to Kong's body. Kong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kong throws a leg kick and Adelhard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A leg kick checked by Kong. Adelhard thows a body kick. Kong tries to catch it but that hurt him. Bertram Adelhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Adelhard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kong throws a push kick but Adelhard slaps the foot to one side. Adelhard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong. Adelhard digs a good body shot into Kong's ribs. Adelhard misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Kong there. Kong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adelhard. Adelhard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Adelhard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Adelhard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kong, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Adelhard lands a body punch. Kong is looking to break free of the clinch but Adelhard has double underhooks. Kong wants to get back to striking at distance but Adelhard won't allow it.
Adelhard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kong's efforts to push away. Kong is trying to break the clinch but Adelhard has him pressed against the cage. Adelhard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kong. Kong wants to get back to striking at distance but Adelhard won't allow it.
Kong tries to break free but Adelhard pushes him back against the cage. Adelhard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kong backwards. Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adelhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range. Kong slips a straight right by Adelhard. Kong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Kong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adelhard clinches up with Kong and pushes him back against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Adelhard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kong tries to circle away but Adelhard has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adelhard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A solid body kick from Adelhard. Adelhard throws a body kick that misses. Adelhard throws a leg kick but Kong sees it coming and checks it nicely. Adelhard rushes Kong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Adelhard working some nice short punches in the clinch. Still in the clinch, Adelhard scores with a nice short uppercut. Kong working hard to break the clinch. Adelhard scores with a hook to the body. Adelhard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Adelhard is looking to take a break and control but Kong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Adelhard is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adelhard working the head and body with strikes. Adelhard working the ground and pound from side control. You can see the frustration on Kong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Kong tries to bench press Adelhard off him but Adelhard keeps the position. Kong can't do much from the bottom here. Check out the look on Adelhard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Adelhard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kong is rocked! Adelhard cracks Kong with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Adelhard immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kong is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Adelhard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertram Adelhard! Bertram Adelhard made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview. Krom Kong was interviewed post fight and said 'U were to good tonite'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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