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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Berry!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Yu does no damage.
Berry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Berry swinging wildly here.
Yu dodges the punch combination from Berry.
Berry swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
A punch combination from Berry misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yu circles away quickly and effectively.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Berry circles away.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yu.
Berry wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yu manages to pass to side control.
Berry taking some punishment here, with Yu in his half guard.
Berry taking some punishment here, with Yu in his half guard.
Yu moves nicely into side control.
Yu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Berry is avoiding damage well.
Yu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yu decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berry wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Berry throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
Yu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
John Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yu tries to clinch up
letting Berry counter with a right hand.
Yu closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yu thows a leg kick but Berry checks it
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Berry counter with a right hand.
Yu closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
Yu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yu duly obliges.
Yu darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berry is working the combinations to good effect here.
Berry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yu thinking.
Yu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berry as he avoids it easily.
Berry stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yu counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu lands a left hand.
Berry tries to break free but Yu pushes him back against the cage.
Berry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berry counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yu closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a three punch combo that has Yu backing up. Yu nods at Berry to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Berry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yu wants to clinch
and Berry counters with a thumping low kick.
Berry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with an outside leg kick.
Yu wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Berry does no damage.
Yu looks to clinch
and Berry counters with an outside leg kick.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu tries to clinch
and Yu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu wants to clinch
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Yu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Berry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Berry sprawls well initially but Yu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Berry is trying to stand back up but Yu is controlling him
Yu misses with a head shot. Berry uses the momentum to regain guard.
Yu wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Berry's guard.
Yu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yu decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu looks to clinch
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Yu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mike Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu misses with a hook.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
Yu looks to clinch
and Berry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yu tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berry misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu tries to clinch
and Berry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yu tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a good low kick that Yu was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Berry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Berry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Berry misses with the combination.
Yu throws a combination that misses
and Berry counters with a nice uppercut.
Yu wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Yu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yu thows a leg kick but Berry checks it
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
Yu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
Yu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berry.
Yu darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Yu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berry counters with a three punch combo that has Yu backing up. Yu nods at Berry to acknowledge the strikes.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yu shoots in but no luck this time.
Yu looks to clinch
and Berry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yu tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Mike Yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Yu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yu tries to clinch
and Berry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu wants to clinch
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Yu misses with a double jab
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yu if he has to take too many more of those.
Berry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with an inside leg kick.
Yu closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with an outside leg kick.
Yu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Berry.
Mike Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu tries to clinch
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
Berry throws a right and a left that Yu avoids nicely.
Yu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yu takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Berry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Berry!
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hype
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RATING
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