A. Borics and M. Burnell led the Bellator 276 Photo: Instagram/@bellatormma
Even without a great performance, Adam Borics he was close to an opportunity to compete for the featherweight belt (up to 65,7kg). In a fight that topped the card of Bellator 276, the athlete from Hungary beat Mads Burnell on points and must wait to probably face the winner of A. J. McKee x Patrick Pitbull. The show took place at Famili House, in St. Louis, Missouri (USA).
Adam Borics he achieved his fourth consecutive victory and got closer to a likely title shot. At 28 years old, the Hungarian is in a great phase in his career and now has a record of 18 triumphs and just one setback in professional MMA. His last loss was in 2018, to former champion Darion Caldwell.
Danish Mads Burnell had his streak of seven consecutive career victories broken. Until then undefeated in the organization, the featherweight felt the bad taste of the first negative result in the company led by Scott Coker. Also aged 28, the European athlete now has 16 triumphs and four setbacks in the sport.
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THE FIGHT
Burnell started the confrontation with a low kick, which was soon answered by Borics. Adam used combinations to strike his rival, who soon went for a takedown attempt. Back in the center of the ring, Borics delivered a flying knee, which stopped in his rival's guard. Better at striking, Borics abused combinations of jabs and straight shots, while trying to stay away from Burnell's takedown attempts. The two athletes exchanged intense blows in the center of the ring for a few seconds. Borics tried a high kick, which stopped in Burnell's guard.
The second round began with Borics maintaining his striking strategy, while Burnell continued to try to get closer and try for takedowns. The two athletes went into the clinch for a few seconds and then moved away again. Burnell tried a high kick, but Borics caught his leg, knocked him down and fell on top. However, the Hungarian didn't last long on top. Burnell attempted another takedown and was once again rejected by Adam. The two fighters began to exchange blows in the fight. Burnell lands a good combination to Borics' face, who, however, doesn't flinch. Burnell tries a blitz and puts pressure on Borics, who responds with a cross that knocks the Danes out. Borics ends the second round by striking from the top.
In the third half, the two fighters started looking for open exchanges at close range. Surprisingly, Borics attempted a takedown on Burnell but failed. Borics landed a sequence of jabs, which landed cleanly on his rival's face. Burnell landed a blow that rocked Adam, but the Dane didn't try to blitz. Burnell tried to close the distance and Borics kept him away with good sequences and combinations. The round began after another stage of blows exchanged at close range.
Like a zombie, Burnell continued to advance to pressure Borics, who used jabs to keep the Dane at bay. Without much force, Borics uses his striking to hit Burnell and keep him out of his range of action. The two athletes already looked quite worn out and the fight dropped dramatically. To liven up the fight, Burnell does a little dance after receiving a blow from Adam Borics. The Hungarian seems to wake up and lands a beautiful takedown in the final seconds of the round.
The last round of the confrontation followed the pattern of the previous rounds. Burnell threw a low kick at Borics, who responded with a straight shot. Adam landed a good combination, but didn't even shake his rival. With just over two minutes left in the fight, Borics began circulating around the Octagon, trying to escape Burnell's pressure. Borics tried a flying knee, which stopped in Mads' guard. Adam took the fight to the cage, Burnell tried to grab his leg to take him down and the fight ended there.
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