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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 20385 p4p, 650 weight class) and James Adams (ranked 17262 p4p, 640 weight class). Adams has chosen Thom Pace - Maybe as his entrance music. James Adams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Berto Kin's chin.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams gets a clinch.
Adams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Adams.
Kin swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin misses with the head strike.
Kin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Kin misses with some punches.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin misses with a wild combination.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kin.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams rushes Kin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Kin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kin throws a head punch that misses.
Kin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kin throws a head kick that Adams semi-blocks.
It looks like James Adams has been cut.
Adams avoids the head kick by Kin.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kin.
Kin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kin throws a head punch that misses.
Kin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kin fails to land.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Kin tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kin misses with a double jab.
Adams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Kin misses.
Adams scores with a punch to the head.
Adams avoids the head kick by Kin.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kin manages to avoid it.
Kin throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kin lands a head kick. Adams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kin there.
Kin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berto Kin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Adams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kin.
Kin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams blocks a head kick by Kin.
Kin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Adams clinches.
Kin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams breaks the clinch.
Kin throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams rushes Kin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
A head punch on the inside from Kin fails to land.
Kin throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
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!
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Adams.
Kin lands a nice uppercut.
Kin throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kin.
James Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kin lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Kin throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams breaks the clinch.
Kin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kin throws a head punch that misses.
Kin misses with the head strike.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams scores with a big combo that sends Kin crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Kin flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Adams jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Adams!
During a confident post fight interview, James Adams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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