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01:32We are live from Madison's Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
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01:42I am your host, Ed Lover.
01:45Let me introduce to you the stars of today's show.
01:50In our first fight, super bantamweight champion Clarence Bowles Adams defends his title against
01:57Andres Fernandez.
02:01And in our main event, undefeated flyweight champion Soapachai Clatine Dang Jim defends
02:08his title against Madison's undefeated challenger, Eric Littlehands of Steel Morale.
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03:27And now, ladies and gentlemen, let's send it over to our ringside announcers.
03:31Ladies and gentlemen, give me a nice round of applause for Mr. Fran Charles and two-time
03:37world champion Kevin the Fluxy Flash Kelly.
03:43All right, Ed.
03:44Thanks and welcome to yet another installation of KO Nation.
03:48I'm Fran Charles alongside Kevin Kelly.
03:51And what a show we have for you this evening.
03:53Let's talk about the champion coming over from Thailand, Soapachai Clatine Dang Jim.
03:59What a situation he had, Kevin, trying to travel all the way from Thailand.
04:05What type of disadvantages that put him against Eric Murat?
04:08Major, major disadvantage.
04:10He flew.
04:11He's a 12-hour time difference.
04:12He came away from Thailand.
04:14He just arrived.
04:15He ain't been there that long.
04:16He's going to be a little tired, a little fatigue.
04:17He also had three pounds to lose.
04:19That weight is going to kill him.
04:20I hope that he's got the energy somewhere.
04:22He can muster it up and put on a hell of a fight tonight.
04:25All right, so an early advantage for the 96 Olympian from Madison, Eric Murat Murat.
04:30Now, in the opener of our co-feature, it'll be Clarence Adams taking on Andres Fernandez in a super bantamweight bottle.
04:38And it'll be Adams trying to defend his title.
04:42Bones is a younger fighter, but he has far more experience than Fernandez.
04:45Bones Adams turned pro at the age of 15 years old.
04:50Loud his resume a little bit and got a license to fight in different states.
04:54He's a veteran.
04:55Even though he's only 26 years old, he's a veteran in his game.
04:58He's been around a long time.
04:59He fought Orlando Canazales, legendary 18 title defenses.
05:02I'm looking for Bones Adams to look exceptionally well tonight.
05:05All right, Kevin, well, let's take a look and see how the two fighters match up the super bantamweight championship between Fernandez and Adams.
05:13Let's take a look at the tale of tape.
05:15As mentioned, Fernandez comes in a year older at 27.
05:18He has a slight height advantage at 5'8".
05:21Both fighters made weight, and you can see today they stepped on our HBO scales, and they both weighed in at 128 pounds.
05:29Fernandez with a slight reach advantage with 1 inch.
05:33Also now, the fourth member of our broadcast team, unofficial ringside scorer Julie Letterman.
05:38She's been around boxing since she was 4 years old.
05:41She is an acclaimed international judge.
05:43She's judged hundreds of fights.
05:45Let's head over to Julie for the rules of the ballot.
05:47Thank you, Fran.
05:48The Clarence Adams and Andres Fernandez fight is scheduled for 12 rounds under the unified rules of the Association of Boxing Commissions.
05:56There is no standing A count, no three knockdown rule.
06:00Only the referee can stop the fight, and a fighter cannot be saved by the bell in any round, including the 12th and final round.
06:06Fran.
06:07All right, it's time to meet the fighters for the opener.
06:10Ed Lover, take it away.
06:11Thank you, Fran.
06:12Ladies and gentlemen, let's meet today's fighters for the first bout.
06:15Please give it up for Andres Fernandez.
06:18Hey!
06:19Hey!
06:40Hey!
06:41Mexico, he made his pro debut in Los Angeles, but since then he's reeled off 13 straight
06:53wins since moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico, but Kevin, in his last six fights, he's three
06:58and three.
06:59Yeah, tonight needs a win, he needs a tough, tough fight right now, he's going up for the
07:03title, he's three and three at the 500 mark, they call it a boxing, right now he can go
07:08up or he's going to go down, we want to see what he's going to do tonight, comes in with
07:12a record of 16 and four and his four losses, he said cuts had something to do with all
07:17four.
07:18Hopefully he'll get no cuts tonight and we get a great fight out of these two men, I'm interested
07:22to see it myself.
07:23All right, ladies and gentlemen, now let's meet the super bantamweight champion of the
07:31world, Clarence Bad to the Bone, Adams!
07:34Adams won his title.
08:03has won his title back in March
08:05of this year, defeating Nestor Garza.
08:07But in that fight, Kevin,
08:09he broke his right hand, and for the
08:11final four rounds, he stayed away
08:13from Garza, still was able to pull off
08:14a unanimous decision. Laid
08:17off the hand for four months.
08:19The past five or six weeks, he's been back to
08:21using it. Will that be a factor of deceiving?
08:23Well, I'm sure Bones hopes not, but
08:25fighters in the past that have hurt their hand,
08:27it's always been a question mark. Will it break again?
08:29He's got to get the security blanket in this
08:31fight. If you don't get the security in this fight,
08:33he'll have to go into another fight, try to get
08:35the security somewhere.
08:38All right, let's end it up
08:39to Ed Lover for the official introductions.
08:41Thank you, friend. Ladies and gentlemen,
08:43before we meet the principals in today's first
08:45fight, let's have a very nice round of
08:47applause for the commissioner in charge,
08:49Marlene Cummings.
08:53Now let's meet our judges.
08:55First from Puerto Rico,
08:57Nelson Vasquez.
09:01From right here in Wisconsin,
09:04James Bull.
09:09And from Panama,
09:11Marco Torres.
09:15Our referee in charge of the action
09:17from right here in Wisconsin,
09:19Monte Oswald.
09:20Madison, it's time to get on the ropes
09:31and off the hook.
09:33This contest is for the super
09:35bantamweight championship
09:37of the world.
09:38First, let's meet our challenger,
09:40flying out of the blue corner.
09:41He weighed in at 121
09:43and three quarter pounds.
09:45He brings into the ring a record of 16 wins,
09:48four losses, with 14 knockouts
09:51from Albuquerque, New Mexico,
09:53Andres Fernandez.
09:55And now our champion fighting out of the red corner.
10:08He weighed in at 122 pounds
10:10and brings into the ring a record of 39 wins,
10:14three losses,
10:14and three draws,
10:16with 18 of those wins coming by knockout.
10:18He's from Henderson, Kentucky,
10:20the super bantamweight champion of the world,
10:23Clarence Bad to the Bone,
10:25Adams.
10:36Chief second.
10:37Have the chief second out with us.
10:39Have the chief second out with the fighter.
10:41Gentlemen, we've gone over the rules in the dressing room.
10:51Protect yourselves at all times.
10:53This is for the championship of the world.
10:55Are there any questions from this corner?
10:57Can I crank down a little bit?
10:58Okay, the trunks?
10:59Bear blow at the navel.
11:00At the navel.
11:01All right, we won't call anything low
11:03that's at the navel.
11:05Any questions from this corner?
11:06Yes, sir.
11:07Let's touch him up and come out at the bell.
11:08All right, so we're ready for action here
11:12in Madison, Wisconsin.
11:14Our internet audience has spoken.
11:15They believe Adams will win handily.
11:19What we're about to see,
11:21Bones, Adam,
11:22a technician.
11:23He'll punch if he has to,
11:25but he'd rather be a technician
11:27and a win
11:28by using a variety of punches.
11:32Andres Fernandez,
11:34he can box as well,
11:35but his style,
11:36he's more of a puncher.
11:37And he likes to stay
11:39in front of his fighters.
11:42You ready?
11:43Well, he's desperate.
11:43A man that's desperate,
11:45you gotta really watch out
11:46with a guy that's a puncher
11:46like Andres Fernandez.
11:49Kevin, you have experience firsthand
11:52with Clarence Adams.
11:55You two fought
11:56and fought to a draw.
11:58Yeah, we had a boxing experience
11:59and there was a boxing match.
12:02Adams is very technical,
12:03you know, he's very technically sound.
12:04He knows how to keep his distance,
12:06keep his range,
12:07and keep himself out of trouble.
12:11Adams very slick defensively as well.
12:13You'll see him slip a lot of punches.
12:16Fernandez
12:17coming straight ahead.
12:22Bones reminds me a lot,
12:23he learns a lot of movement
12:24and defensive moves
12:25from James Toney
12:26and a guy in the gym
12:28and chocolate quick.
12:28You can see the movement
12:31and the angles that he's doing
12:32that he's picked up in the gym,
12:35you know, a lot of people.
12:37Two strong right hands
12:38that time from Bones Adams.
12:41You mentioned James Toney.
12:47Yeah, James Toney
12:48and another fight at the gym
12:49and Daryl Johnson
12:50who he simulates a lot
12:51of his movement after.
12:53Slick movement
12:54is definitely Bones Adams forte.
12:55He makes you think
12:58something's there
12:59and then he counter punches you
13:00as you just saw
13:01and just witnessed it.
13:06Adams doing work
13:07to both the head
13:08and the body.
13:09He spent five years
13:10in Detroit
13:10when he was 10 to 15 years old
13:12hanging around gyms,
13:14training.
13:15That's where he spent
13:15James Toney
13:16and he started
13:16picking up the seat
13:17of the left hand
13:18of Bones Adams
13:19down by his waist.
13:20A lot of fighters
13:21in the past
13:22have been criticized
13:23for that style
13:23but a lot of people
13:24forget Jersey Joe
13:25Walcott used to do
13:26the same thing.
13:28So it's a historic
13:29move and style.
13:31We mentioned
13:31Adams' slick footwork.
13:33His father told us
13:34yesterday
13:35he picked up his
13:37quickness
13:38by practicing
13:40in the field.
13:42Well, when you're
13:42a country boy,
13:43that's right.
13:44Out in the country
13:45in Henderson, Kentucky
13:47and Adams
13:48oftentimes
13:49was dodging cowbells.
13:51Well, the best thing
13:53to do
13:53if you're going to
13:53run and drive something.
13:55Definitely don't get
13:55that on your shoe.
13:56It might not come off.
14:00Adams doubles up
14:01with the left hook.
14:02It's a very legal shot.
14:14It looked like to me
14:14that Fernandez
14:16is complaining
14:16about a side
14:18liver shot
14:18but let me tell you
14:19something.
14:20It's very legal.
14:21It's legal
14:21and it's illegal
14:22only if the referee
14:23gives you a warning.
14:28He's not punching him
14:29in his back,
14:30Fernandez.
14:30He's hitting him
14:31on the side.
14:32It's a legit
14:33punching area
14:33and Fernandez
14:34is complaining.
14:35What about the waist,
14:36Kevin?
14:36Right along
14:37the waistband,
14:38those shots
14:40are legal as well,
14:41correct?
14:41Anything on the waistband
14:43and above the waistband
14:43is legal.
14:44Anything underneath
14:45that waistband,
14:46that white portion
14:46is illegal.
14:51Adams and Fernandez
14:52feeling each other out
14:54in the first round.
14:56How you feel?
14:58All right?
14:58Come on.
14:59Look at what's small.
15:00Come on.
15:01Take that deep breath, baby.
15:03He didn't like that.
15:04Share the bucket.
15:05He didn't like that.
15:05It is.
15:06Be the champion.
15:12Just keep doing
15:12what you're doing.
15:13Take control.
15:14That's what I'm gonna
15:15go right in there.
15:20Okay?
15:21Bones,
15:22more jamming, okay?
15:23You're full control
15:24out there.
15:25Come on.
15:25Put your heads down.
15:26Heads down, baby.
15:27In the blue corner,
15:29Hector Garcia
15:31will be translating
15:32for us this evening.
15:34Don't keep following
15:34this guy.
15:35You're not fighting
15:37with the referee.
15:42Put it out.
15:43Put up the fight.
15:44Come on.
15:45Put it out.
15:53We mentioned at the end
15:54of the first round,
15:56Fernandez complaining
15:57about shots to the back
15:58and also below the belt.
16:00Let's see if we can bring
16:01in Julie Letterman
16:02to explain which areas
16:04are legal
16:05and which areas
16:05are not.
16:06Fran, what's going on
16:07is Fernandez
16:08says they're kidney punches.
16:09You can't hit the guy
16:10in the kidneys.
16:10It's very dangerous.
16:12But they're clean body shots.
16:13They're just right
16:14on the elbow.
16:14I don't think he has
16:15anything to complain
16:16about here.
16:18Julie, let me ask
16:19the question.
16:19Do you believe
16:20those are living shots
16:21or are they kidney shots?
16:23See, I don't think
16:23he's hitting them
16:24in the back.
16:25To me, they're just
16:26right underneath the elbow.
16:27They're hooks
16:27underneath the elbow
16:28which are clean legal blows.
16:31Adams with a straight
16:32left hand
16:33that caught Fernandez.
16:35Fernandez apparently
16:36seemed wobbled
16:37but has regained
16:38his balance
16:39and now Fernandez
16:40comes through
16:40with a right cross
16:41to the head of
16:42Bones Adams.
16:43Fernandez is loading
16:46up with every punch.
16:49He's trying to get
16:50a knockout
16:51of Bones.
16:51The Bones is trying
16:52to get a knockout
16:52of Fernandez.
16:53To tell you the truth,
16:54the way it looks to me
16:55is Fernandez
16:56can run into
16:56a nice left hook
16:58by Bones Adams.
17:00For Bones,
17:01best punch
17:01is his left hook.
17:05When I talk to Bones
17:06in the gym
17:07and I train Bones
17:07in the gym,
17:08he tells me
17:09a lot of guys
17:09don't respect
17:10his punching power.
17:11He thinks
17:11that's a big mistake.
17:13Adam's 26 years old
17:20but he's been fighting
17:21as a pro
17:22for almost 11 years.
17:27Fernandez
17:27doing work
17:29down the corner
17:30on Bones Adams
17:31and there's
17:32slight swelling
17:33above Adams'
17:34left eye.
17:40That was a low blow
17:41kind of borderline
17:43I would say
17:44on the beltline.
17:45The swelling
17:46actually below
17:47Adams' left eye
17:48not above.
17:50Fernandez
17:50connects with
17:50the left hand
17:51and the head.
17:52I say it's a very competitive
17:56fighter.
17:58Fernandez, like I said,
18:00the 500 mark
18:00of his record.
18:03He knows
18:03only one way
18:04he's got to go.
18:08Fernandez mentioned
18:09to us
18:10when we brought up
18:10the 3-3
18:11over the past
18:12six fights
18:12six fights
18:12that
18:13part of the reason
18:14is because
18:15the competition
18:16of course
18:16has stepped up
18:17but that's only
18:18natural
18:19if you're on the way up.
18:20Exactly.
18:21The biggest complaint
18:22that he's had
18:22Fernandez now
18:23is cut
18:24under his left cheekbone
18:25and I'm sure
18:26Adam Setson
18:27is going to work
18:28on that
18:29left eye
18:29over and over.
18:30There you go.
18:31He's locked in the jab.
18:33Adams connects
18:34with a left hook
18:35to the head
18:36of Andres Fernandez
18:37and blood now
18:40as Kevin mentioned
18:41coming down
18:42the left cheek
18:43of Fernandez.
18:44Adams comes through
18:45with a clean shot
18:46and Fernandez rallies
18:48as the second round
18:50comes to a blow.
18:50Come on.
19:03Nice.
19:03Couldn't mean to get you
19:04in trouble.
19:08Come on, baby.
19:11You take a little spoon
19:13you just can't
19:14take no time out, okay?
19:15You gotta keep
19:16your hands up
19:16when he's in
19:17punching range.
19:18He's got no plan.
19:19All he's doing
19:20is coming forward.
19:21You the master now.
19:22Come on.
19:22Get control with that jab.
19:24Drop down to the body
19:25and shoot under.
19:26Give him water.
19:35Here's what we believe
19:35to be a headbutt
19:36which opened a cut
19:38over the left eye
19:39of Fernandez.
19:41Here's another angle
19:42of the headbutt
19:43and I believe
19:44that opened a cut
19:45and the reason
19:45that's happening
19:46is because Fernandez
19:46is leading with his head.
19:48He's not leading
19:49with his fist.
19:50Fernandez has had
19:53problems with cuts
19:54in the past.
19:55As a matter of fact
19:56all four fights
19:58which he's lost
19:58cuts were involved.
20:00But the major part
20:01like I said
20:02Fernandez is leading
20:03with his head
20:03not with his fist
20:04and this is why
20:05the coming of heads
20:06is happening.
20:07When we had a post-fight
20:08pre-fight meeting
20:10with Bones Adams
20:11he claims that
20:12Andrea Fernandez
20:14is the one
20:14that's going to be
20:15headbutting
20:15not Bones Adams.
20:17Taking a look
20:17at the CompuBox
20:18punch stat numbers
20:19Fernandez has thrown
20:20incredibly
20:21173 punches
20:22through two rounds
20:23but it's Adams
20:25landing at a higher rate
20:2635% to 13
20:28meaning Adams
20:29is more in control.
20:31What the thing
20:31Adams is doing
20:32right now
20:32Bones Adams
20:33is doing
20:33is allowing
20:35Andre Fernandez
20:35to back him up.
20:39Fernandez
20:40charging straight ahead
20:41trying to go
20:42to the work
20:43on Bones' body.
20:49That's a push
20:50referee
20:51Monty Oswald
20:53says
20:53no knockdown.
20:57We talked
20:58to both fighters
20:59yesterday
21:00Fernandez
21:01is camp
21:01claiming
21:02that Adams
21:03breathed
21:03with his head.
21:05Well on the headbutt
21:05that I showed
21:06in slow motion
21:07it was obvious
21:08that Fernandez
21:09was the one
21:10that caused
21:10the headbutt
21:11so the bruise
21:12that he has
21:12under his left eye
21:13was initiated
21:14by himself.
21:15When we mentioned
21:16that to Adams
21:16he quickly
21:17countered and said
21:18negative
21:19I do not
21:20lay with my head.
21:23But a major thing
21:24strong left hand
21:25by Bones Adams
21:26straight down
21:27the pipe.
21:31The major thing
21:31that I see
21:32that Fernandez
21:33is doing
21:33over and over.
21:35Fernandez
21:36has Adams
21:36in the corner
21:37going to work
21:39on the body
21:39Adams
21:40tying up.
21:42Fernandez
21:49is lunging with a
22:00left foot.
22:01I don't know
22:01if the blood
22:02on Bones' face
22:02is from Bones
22:03being cut
22:04or from Fernandez's
22:05left eye.
22:07Bones is bleeding
22:07hitting now
22:08at the lead.
22:10Adams is cut
22:12over his right eye.
22:15Three straw
22:16on the left hooks
22:17by Bones Adams
22:18but Fernandez
22:19continues to charge
22:21forward.
22:23Fireworks in the
22:24corner
22:24in the third round.
22:28Fernandez
22:28catches Adams
22:30with a left hand.
22:31Fernandez
22:31continues to charge
22:48both fighters
22:49firing off
22:50power shots
22:51in the third round.
23:01Come on,
23:04son.
23:05You've got to be
23:06quicker up here,
23:07man.
23:07You've got to be
23:07quicker.
23:10Put water on his back.
23:12There's no official
23:13following going on
23:14at all.
23:18You have them all
23:21caught up,
23:21Andres.
23:22This is your fight
23:23and it's very close.
23:25This is very close.
23:26Spit out.
23:27Come on.
23:29Come here.
23:32How do you feel,
23:33Andres?
23:33Good.
23:35Let's slip out
23:36the side.
23:36You're not working
23:37no angles off of them.
23:39You've got to come
23:39off the angles.
23:41Here it is.
23:41Where Bones
23:42believe we believe
23:43received that cut.
23:44And they're saying
23:47it's ruling it
23:47as a punch
23:48rather than halfway.
23:49It's a lot of
23:49mixing up action.
23:50There's a lot of
23:50controversy here.
23:52You can't really tell
23:53where the cut
23:54exactly came from
23:55but they're ruling it
23:57as a punch.
23:58So great exchanges
24:00in the middle of the ring
24:01there.
24:01And a battle ropes
24:02as a matter of fact.
24:02Let's go.
24:08Let's bring in
24:09Julie Letterman now.
24:10Julie?
24:10Fran,
24:11as Kevin just said,
24:13the referee's not
24:14calling any of these
24:14cuts headbutts.
24:15I have the fight
24:16score 30-27,
24:18Bones Adams.
24:20As you can see,
24:21Fernandez moves forward
24:22but with that head.
24:23He keeps leading it
24:25with that head
24:25and that's what's
24:26causing all these cuts.
24:26Adams ties up Fernandez.
24:32Staying true to form.
24:33We said we could see
24:34boxing from Fernandez
24:36or straight brawling
24:38and that's what he's
24:38doing,
24:39coming straight ahead.
24:40But the one thing
24:41Fran is doing,
24:41he's coming straight ahead
24:42with his head.
24:44That's the problem
24:45in this fight.
24:45He's headbutting bones
24:47and the bottom line
24:48is that he's rushing in,
24:50making headbutts,
24:52making cuts,
24:53and his fight is getting
24:54kind of ugly,
24:55kind of bloody.
24:58Fernandez laying it all
24:59out there as well.
25:01The third round,
25:0298 total punches,
25:0478 of those power shots.
25:09Bones is not fighting
25:10like he was fighting
25:11earlier in his fight.
25:12Fernandez now getting
25:14off in the corner
25:15on Bones Adams
25:16and he continues to charge.
25:20Right now he's just
25:21rushing Bones Adams,
25:22applying lots of pressure.
25:25How difficult is it
25:26for Adams to get
25:28in any kind of a rhythm
25:29because every time
25:30he looks up,
25:31Fernandez is heading
25:32straight forward.
25:33Bones has to utilize
25:34the jab.
25:35He has to stick that jab
25:36in the face of Fernandez.
25:38When Fernandez rushes in
25:39like he just did,
25:40just stand,
25:40has to keep the jab.
25:43Instead,
25:44Bones Adams
25:44is allowing Fernandez
25:45to run in,
25:46allowing Fernandez
25:47to get close,
25:48hit him with his head,
25:49and that's why
25:49Bones is cut right now.
25:53Adams does an effective
25:54job of punching
25:55his way out of the corner.
25:58Adams right now
25:59has to allow Fernandez
26:00a jab.
26:01As long as he
26:01advantage the jab,
26:03he'll be getting
26:03headbutted,
26:04he'll be getting hit,
26:05he'll be getting
26:06counterpunched
26:06all night long.
26:10Big left book
26:12that time
26:13from
26:13Andres Fernandez.
26:25Adams works through
26:26with a straight
26:26right hand.
26:28Straight left hand,
26:29the jab you
26:29were talking about.
26:30He's allowing
26:31Fernandez
26:32to the fight.
26:33I gave Bones Adams
26:34the last three rounds.
26:35Right now,
26:36Fernandez
26:36is back
26:37in this fight
26:38and he's applying
26:40the pressure.
26:40Stay off his head,
26:42Bones,
26:42where they go
26:42hold him down.
26:43Three fights.
26:45There go that jab
26:46that Bones Adams
26:47has to utilize
26:47all night long.
26:49He has to keep
26:50the left jab,
26:51keep Fernandez
26:52at the end
26:52of the left jab,
26:53hook off the jab
26:54and throw the right
26:55hand.
26:56Fernandez is there
26:56for that all night.
27:00Andres Fernandez
27:01working his way
27:02back into the fight.
27:04A flurry
27:04closes round four.
27:07He don't do shit
27:16to you
27:16when you've got
27:17use of your jab.
27:24Nice.
27:24Deep breaths,
27:25baby.
27:25Deep breaths.
27:26Come on.
27:26You've got to use
27:26the opposite way
27:27to the side,
27:28okay?
27:28We've got to stop
27:29backing up on this
27:29guy, okay?
27:30If you're backhand
27:31working your jab,
27:31that's great.
27:32You can't just back
27:33up on this guy.
27:34You understand?
27:36Slip with that shot,
27:36go on the inside
27:37and take him out.
27:39This guy's got nothing.
27:41This guy is yours.
27:42This guy is yours.
27:42You have to fight one.
27:43You're going to be
27:44the next champion.
27:46No, I'm okay, son.
27:48Listen to me.
27:52He can't do anything.
27:53He can't do anything
27:54to you when you're
27:55against the ropes
27:56with him.
27:57You're the king there.
27:58There's the headbutt.
27:59Fernandez just keeps
28:00rushing in with his head.
28:01The reason this is happening
28:02is because Fernandez
28:02is leading with his head.
28:04He's complaining,
28:05but he's the one
28:05initiating the headbutts.
28:06But Monty Oswald,
28:08the referee,
28:08said the cuts
28:09were not from headbutts.
28:11They were from shots.
28:12But Fernandez is the one
28:13that's initiating the headbutts.
28:14He's coming with his head
28:15first,
28:16the punch second.
28:17But Bull Dallas
28:18has to keep
28:19Fernandez
28:20at the end of the jab,
28:21and that's why
28:21he's getting headbutts.
28:22The cut man in Andres
28:26Fernandez's corner,
28:27Miguel Montoya,
28:28doing a nice job.
28:31The cut's no longer
28:32a factor for Fernandez.
28:34I'm starting to believe
28:35that that cut
28:37is starting to bother
28:39Bolls Adams.
28:40Somehow,
28:42he's starting to fight
28:42more tenorily.
28:43With an overhand
28:44right momentarily,
28:46stuns Adams.
28:47Adams now,
28:48trying to slip punches
28:49out of the way.
28:52Come on, let's go, go.
28:54Referee, Monty Oswald,
28:56breaks up the floor.
29:01To me,
29:03Bull Dallas
29:03since he's been cut
29:04has been fighting
29:05very tentative.
29:06He's been fighting
29:07reverse,
29:08he's been fighting
29:08on his heels.
29:09He's like,
29:10trying not to get hit
29:11when he ain't no punches.
29:12He's got to gain his respect
29:13by utilizing a jab
29:15and keeping Fernandez
29:16at the end of his punches
29:17by him stepping back
29:19he's allowing Fernandez
29:20to advance
29:21and that's the wrong move
29:22for Bolls Adams.
29:23Adams rifles off.
29:25A trio of jabs.
29:27He told us he walks around
29:29at about 145 pounds.
29:32Strong right hand
29:33reopens the cut
29:34on Andres Fernandez's
29:36left cheek.
29:36Step back, step back.
29:37That hurt Fernandez.
29:39He stopped.
29:40In the left to me,
29:40he was thinking
29:41about going down.
29:42He wasn't certain
29:43if he wanted to go down
29:43or not.
29:44Fernandez is hurt
29:45as you can see
29:46he is holding on.
29:47Step back.
29:47Miguel Montoya
29:49will have more work
29:50to do
29:50in the corner
29:51of Andres Fernandez
29:52in between rounds.
29:54That's exactly
29:54what Bolls Adams
29:55needed in this fight
29:56and it came through
29:57for catching Fernandez
29:59cutting him
29:59even worse
30:00than it was before.
30:01Step back, step back clean.
30:01He's landing
30:02effective punches.
30:06Big right overhand
30:07by Bolls Adams.
30:10Adams
30:11peppering
30:11the left side
30:12of Fernandez's face.
30:14everyone that criticized
30:16Bolls Adams punching power
30:17is not criticizing it
30:18right now.
30:20If you said
30:20he couldn't punch before
30:21he's just playing
30:22punching power
30:23right now.
30:24And you can tell
30:25immediately the effect
30:26that Bolls' power shots
30:28are having on Fernandez
30:29in the fifth round.
30:31Fernandez has slowed down
30:33temporarily.
30:36Adams
30:36doing work
30:38upstairs.
30:40The blood now
30:41coming out profusely
30:42on the left side
30:43of Fernandez's cheek.
30:57Fernandez's corner
30:58will have
30:58plenty of work
30:59to do in between rounds
31:00to stop the bleeding.
31:03Five are in the books.
31:04How was the cuts, coach?
31:26Give me that bar.
31:27They're fine.
31:29That's a damn hit, but...
31:31How do you feel?
31:32That's a headbutt right there.
31:33That second one.
31:35That was a headbutt.
31:37He's ready on it.
31:38He's shot now.
31:39He's keeping...
31:40He's working with...
31:41That's exactly what
31:43we talked about.
31:46Here's Benandez
31:47throwing a shot
31:48hurting Bolls Adams.
31:49He could have been
31:49a little bit off balance
31:50but he looked a little
31:51buzzed there, a little hurt.
31:52He's getting hit with...
31:54Lots of punches here.
31:56Now Bolls Adams.
31:59Straight right hand.
32:00Right there.
32:01Okay.
32:02Here go with another punch
32:05by Bolls Adams.
32:06Straight right hand.
32:07Stop the time.
32:09Over here.
32:11Over here.
32:13The ice out.
32:18Referee Manny Oswald
32:19asking the corner of
32:21Fernandez to clear
32:22some water from the ring.
32:24Dr. Armando Sanchez
32:26in between rounds
32:27coming over to Fernandez's
32:29corner to check on
32:30the two cuts
32:31around the left eye.
32:33Fernandez has a cut
32:34on the left side
32:36of his left eye
32:37and also underneath
32:38his left eye.
32:40You know,
32:40they're not complaining
32:41about the cut saying
32:41that it's...
32:42the corners at least
32:43are saying that
32:43it's a headbutt.
32:44I don't know if it's
32:45a headbutt or punch
32:46because the activity level
32:47on this fight
32:47is so intense.
32:50If it was caused
32:51by a headbutt,
32:52it was definitely
32:52caused by Fernandez.
32:53Fernandez is leading
32:54with his head.
32:55But I'll tell you
32:56one thing,
32:56friend.
32:57If that cut
32:58underneath his eye,
32:59was above his eye,
33:00this fight
33:01would be stopped
33:01right now.
33:02Adam's working
33:05the body
33:05with a left hand.
33:11When Fernandez
33:12is going forward,
33:14he's very effective.
33:15He has Bones,
33:17Pender gets the road.
33:18Step back clean.
33:20Bones had a goal
33:21with the last round.
33:21She kicked the momentum
33:22going.
33:23Back with a jab
33:24like he just does
33:25right there.
33:25Right there.
33:26Jab, right hand.
33:27All day.
33:28Bones,
33:28he jabs right hand.
33:29He's got Fernandez
33:30at the end of his punches.
33:31He's got him
33:32when he needs him
33:33and where he wants him.
33:34The cut reopened now
33:36around the left eye
33:38of Andres Fernandez.
33:41Let him go, Bones.
33:42Let him go.
33:42Let him up.
33:43Let him up.
33:43Great.
33:53It's turning to a punch out,
33:55but it seems to me
33:56Bones Adams
33:56is the best way to punch it.
33:57The big right hand
33:58that catches Fernandez.
34:00Great.
34:00Great.
34:01Kevin,
34:01it's obvious
34:02Adams is going to work
34:03where the cuts have surfaced.
34:06As this fight goes on,
34:07Adams is getting stronger.
34:08Fernandez is getting weaker.
34:10Adams sneaks through
34:11the left.
34:14Right there.
34:15Adams is going
34:16overhand right.
34:17He's very effective
34:18with his overhand right.
34:19He's going to stick to it.
34:21He's got Fernandez bleeding.
34:23He's got him cut.
34:25Adams effectively
34:26working the jab.
34:27We told you
34:27he's a tactician
34:28backing up, yes,
34:30but because Fernandez
34:31is stalking.
34:33Step back clean.
34:33Right now,
34:34Bones Adams
34:34is being a technician.
34:36The man with the more experience.
34:38He fought Lando Canasides,
34:39Frankie Toledo.
34:40He's even fought myself.
34:42He's learned.
34:42Stop, stop, stop.
34:43Stop time.
34:44Bones over here.
34:44Lots of experience
34:45and he's showing it.
34:46Come on over here.
34:46Monty Oswald
34:47now calling time.
34:49They want to check
34:50the cuts
34:51around the left eye
34:52of Andres Fernandez.
34:53Dr. Armando Sanchez
34:55taking a look.
34:59All four of his losses
35:00have come
35:01because of cuts
35:03and it appears
35:05the fight is over.
35:09Bones also told me
35:10that he hurt his hand again
35:11in the fight.
35:12He just reached
35:14across the ring
35:15and told me
35:16he hurt himself
35:16and I hurt his hand again.
35:18At 2.23
35:19of the sixth round,
35:21Dr. Armando Sanchez
35:22determines that
35:23Andres Fernandez
35:24can no longer fight.
35:27He has two cuts
35:28over his eye.
35:30His fifth loss
35:31and it's the fifth time
35:33that cuts have played a role
35:36and Fernandez is lost.
35:37You got all stuck.
35:38Come on.
35:39It's all right.
35:40Sixth round.
35:41Would you please
35:42leave it alone now, please?
35:43Would you please
35:44leave it alone now, baby?
35:57Here throughout the fight
35:58where it was
35:58various headbutts
36:00clashing heads,
36:01Fernandez is complaining
36:02about the headbutts
36:02but he's the one
36:03that's rushing
36:04with his head.
36:05So as you see
36:06every time
36:06both of us
36:07was going down
36:07but Fernandez
36:08was leading
36:09with his head
36:09and that's why
36:10various headbutts
36:11happened
36:11various cuts
36:12happened
36:12and all
36:13the classic
36:14of the heads
36:14in a fight
36:15eventually got stopped
36:17because of the headbutts
36:18and that's exactly
36:19why
36:19the fight got stopped.
36:25Fernandez
36:25accused Adams
36:28of being the one
36:30who uses his hand
36:32when he comes forward
36:33especially
36:33in his last four fights
36:35but Adams
36:36but Adams quickly
36:37countered
36:37and said
36:39that's hardly
36:39the truth.
36:42Andres Fernandez
36:43did what he said
36:45he would do
36:45charge hard
36:47and fire off
36:51several punches
36:52came in as a boxer
36:53not a fighter
36:56and the cuts
36:57cost him.
36:58Let's throw it up
36:58to Ed Lover
36:59for the official
37:00decision.
37:05Ladies and gentlemen
37:06we have the official
37:07decision
37:07referee
37:08Monty Oswald
37:09stops the fight
37:10at 223
37:11of the sixth round
37:13the winner by TKO
37:14and still
37:15super bandwagon
37:16champion of the world
37:17Clarence
37:18bad to the bone
37:20Adam
37:21okay
37:36they need
37:37gentile
37:37right over
37:40the cameras
37:40come over here
37:41what side
37:43do you want him on
37:43to his right side
37:45all right
37:50well let's check in
37:50with our internet
37:51audience to see
37:52should the fight
37:53have been stopped
37:5465% said no
37:57they believe
37:57the cut
37:58was not bad enough
38:00for the fight
38:02to be stopped
38:02Clarence Adams
38:04to retain
38:05his super
38:06bandwagon
38:07title
38:08all right now
38:09Kevin Kelly
38:10is standing by
38:11with the winner
38:11congratulations
38:13Bones
38:14you pulled out
38:14a hard
38:15fight
38:16hard
38:17did you expect
38:17to be that hard
38:18in the fight
38:18you know
38:19that's what I was
38:19telling you guys
38:20yesterday
38:20you guys were
38:21looking at his
38:21record and everything
38:22saying like
38:22what is it
38:2316 and 5
38:23or 4
38:24and I said
38:24this guy's tougher
38:25a lot tougher
38:26than what people
38:26think
38:26he just had
38:27hard luck
38:28you know
38:28what I'm saying
38:28did he hurt you
38:30and it seemed
38:30like in the third
38:31round you had a shot
38:32he was against
38:32the ropes
38:33he was railing
38:33back
38:33he was low
38:34off balance
38:34was it
38:35off balance
38:35or were you hurt
38:36no I was
38:37stunned for a second
38:37but nothing hurt
38:38I was there
38:39physically and mentally
38:40but that was
38:40one of those
38:41you know
38:41just for a second
38:41you know
38:42just the tab
38:43you know
38:43you just
38:43you know
38:44you just feel it
38:49once again
38:50oh yeah
38:51I think
38:51I think
38:51I didn't wait
38:52enough
38:52my hand
38:53may be broke
38:53again
38:54you know
38:55throwing that
38:56right hand
38:56overhand right
38:57that's my favorite
38:58punch
38:58and I hit him
38:59with it
38:59as you can see
39:00that's what I
39:00cut him
39:01that big cut
39:01with
39:01it was an
39:02overhand right
39:03and you know
39:05I just hurt myself
39:06right when I hit him
39:06with that overhand
39:07right and cutting
39:07that's when it hurt
39:08again
39:09what will you do
39:10in the future
39:10to protect that hand
39:12were you and Pat
39:13do anything different
39:14he may have to
39:16have surgery on it
39:17I don't know
39:18yet
39:19Dr. Daley
39:20and then after I see
39:20Dr. Daley
39:21then we'll you know
39:22know what to do then
39:23we have to check on
39:24the medical end of it
39:25but as far as
39:25you know the rap
39:26the rap is solid
39:27the hand felt good
39:28but you got a hard head
39:29definitely
39:31so where do you go
39:33from here
39:33you got a victory
39:34you hurt your hand
39:35now where do you go
39:36you know I don't know
39:37I got to talk to my
39:37promoter Bob Arum
39:39Bruce Trampler
39:40Cameron Duncan
39:41Greg Hank
39:42we all get together
39:42you know we'll figure out
39:43what's next
39:44you know right now
39:45I know I got to get
39:45my hand healed
39:46thank you both
39:47hell of a fight
39:48back to you
39:49Fran
39:50all right so
39:53Bones Adams
39:54makes his first
39:55defense
39:56the super bantamweight
39:57belt
39:58a successful one
40:00let's take a look at
40:00some CompuBox
40:01final punch stat numbers
40:02you can see
40:03Fernandez was very active
40:04charged straight ahead
40:06but
40:07it was Bones Adams
40:09who landed
40:10at a higher percentage
40:11now let's take a look at
40:14the total jabs
40:15Adams was able
40:19to be effective
40:20with his jab
40:21as the fight progressed
40:23was able to
40:24keep Fernandez
40:25at bay
40:26towards the end
40:27landing
40:27almost double
40:29the rate
40:29all right now
40:31what this house
40:31crowd in Madison
40:33has been waiting for
40:34the flyweight championship
40:35bout
40:35between undefeated
40:37soren Fachai
40:38Katingdang Jim
40:39versus Madison's own
40:41Eric Morrell
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