The Cloncurry Kid

Fighter profile of Adam Eater by

When you talk about Cloncurry in the North West Queensland, you don't automatically think of anything BIG that has ever come from there. The biggest thing to note, was the first ever flight of the Royal Australian Flying Doctors Service, took off from Cloncurry. However, Cloncurry is certainly being put on the map now, at least in the world of MMA, with 24 year old Wrestler Adam Eater hitting the scene in a big way.

He might have gotten some weird looks growing up, having a passion for the wrestling game in Outback Queensland, but that didn't stop him, and continual training, and putting his name out there, saw Canberra Cage Fighter (CCF) sign him, with only one fight in the QFC behind him. Brad Wilson owner of CCF stated matter of factly "What can I say, I watched the fight he had in the QFC, and knew then and there, he was something special, and I had to have him in my organization." That initial fight lasted an entire 34 seconds, with Eater taking his opposition down to the mat straight away, then working the ground and pound hard, to cut his opponent that bad, that the doctor was called in and stopped the fight.

Since signing with CCF, Eater has moved to Sydney, where he trains out of Kambah Kombat gym. He has been working on other aspects of his fighting, so he can finish what he starts, with his wrestling manoeuvres.

Since moving to Sydney, Eater has fought twice under the CCF banner. His first fight was at CCF's first ever event CCF #1, and up against the boxer Terry Thunder, he nullified any chance Thunder had, be taking it to the mat straight away. From there, he worked hard on his ground and pound, with the referee stepping in at the 2:33 mark of the first round, due to lack of anything resembling defence from Thunder.

His second fight with the organisation was for the vacant Title, this time going against a Muay Thai specialist. After taking Marty Macallum straight to the ground, once again, solid shots from mount for the first two minutes of the bout had his opponent Rocked. Once he had him where he wanted him, a great strike dropped, and cut his opponent bad. At the 2:57 mark, the ref had seen enough, as strike after strike was landing, with no defence being shown.

So what is next for the lad from Cloncurry. "I have a Title Belt now, but I am not going to be one of those Champions that hides, so I will be fighting on the Capital Carnage Tournament Rd 1 Fight Card. Just waiting to see who Brad puts me up against." said Eater.

So time will tell, just how good this young man is, but right now, he is showing all the right stuff.

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