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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bergman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Bergman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bergman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Craig defends it nicely.
Bergman wants to clinch up but Craig keeps it at a distance.
Craig misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Craig or perhaps it was just good defense by Bergman which made him look bad.
Bergman shoots for a double leg takedown but Craig sprawls well. He's pushed Bergman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Craig misses with a hook.
Craig falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bergman counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bergman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Craig's brow.
Bergman misses with the head strike.
Craig has Bergman pressed against the cage, preventing Bergman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bergman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Craig prevents it.
Jonny Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bergman.
Bergman taking a breather.
Craig wants to break free but Bergman has control.
Bergman prevents Craig from breaking the clinch.
Bergman tries to pull guard but Craig holds him up against the cage and eventually Bergman drops back down to his feet.
Craig is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman tries to pull guard but Craig holds him up against the cage and eventually Bergman drops back down to his feet.
Bergman has Craig pressed against the cage, preventing Craig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bergman keeps control of Craig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Craig tries to break the clinch but Bergman is controlling the position.
Craig tries to break free but Bergman pushes him back against the cage.
Bergman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Craig's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craig is pressed up against the cage. Bergman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Craig down to the mat. Craig avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Craig really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bergman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Craig sprawls well. Craig wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bergman gets slowly back to his feet.
Bergman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Craig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bergman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Craig as he jumps to the side.
Bergman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bergman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Craig tries to avoid it but Bergman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Craig to the ground. Craig escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bergman looks gassed!
Bergman is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bergman.
Craig falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bergman counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bergman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Craig tries to avoid it but Bergman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Craig to the ground. Craig escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergman moves away.
Craig shoots in but Bergman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Craig misses with a double jab
and Bergman counters with a series of strikes. Craig will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bergman fails with a takedown attempt.
Craig misses with a series of wild punches.
Craig closes the distance and clinches up with Bergman, looking for a takedown. Craig pushes Bergman against the cage but Bergman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Craig lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bergman throws a wild body kick that Craig sees coming a mile off.
Craig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bergman counters with a left to the body.
Bergman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Craig sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bergman somewhat.
Craig throws a series of punches but Bergman moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergman is looking to clinch.
Craig fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bergman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Craig misses with a two punch combination.
Bergman stuffs the takedown attempt from Craig. Craig gets slowly back to his feet.
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bergman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bergman moves away from the strike by Craig.
Bergman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Craig falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bergman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Craig thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Craig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bergman counters by moving into the clinch.
Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bergman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Craig swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bergman looks for a takedown but Craig sprawls well.
Bergman closes the distance and clinches up with Craig, looking for a takedown. Bergman pushes Craig against the cage but Craig circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Craig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bergman fails with the takedown.
Craig shoots in for a takedown but Bergman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bergman fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Craig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bergman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Craig defends it nicely.
Craig fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonny Craig will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bergman fails with the takedown.
Bergman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Craig has a takedown stuffed.
Bergman wants to clinch up but Craig keeps it at a distance.
Bergman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergman misses the shot to the body.
Bergman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Craig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergman moves in looking to clinch but Craig pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bergman.
Jonny Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bergman.
Craig throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergman.
Craig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craig misses with a combination
and Bergman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman misses with a takedown attempt - Craig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bergman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Craig.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bergman.
Craig scores with a punch to the head.
Bergman shoots in looking for a takedown. Craig tries to sprawl out of it but Bergman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Craig manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Craig misses with a few strikes there.
Bergman wants to clinch.
Craig lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bergman at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Craig jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Craig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bergman.
Craig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bergman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Craig. Those never looked like landing.
Craig throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bergman counters with a straight right hand.
Bergman closes the distance and clinches.
Craig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bergman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bergman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Bergman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bergman tries to clinch up.
Jonny Craig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craig lands a jab to the nose.
Bergman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergman tries to close the distance and clinch but Craig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig swats away the attempt to clinch by Bergman.
Craig throws a series of punches but Bergman avoids them all with ease.
Bergman misses the shot to the body.
Jonny Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craig fails to land with a series of punches.
Bergman dives in and grabs Craig's left leg, looking for a takedown. Craig pushes down on Bergman's head and hops out.
Craig dives in and grabs Bergman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bergman pushes down on Craig's head and hops out.
Craig closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bergman did well to prevent Craig getting side control.
Craig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Craig throwing shots but Bergman is blocking nicely.
Bergman wants to sweep but Craig has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig gets to mount! Bergman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Poor strikes thrown by Craig there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Craig misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Craig throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bergman because Craig loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Craig dominated that second round.
That's time! Craig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Craig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bergman counters with a nice uppercut.
Craig falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bergman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Craig thinking.
Bergman misses with a takedown attempt - Craig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bergman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Craig tries to avoid it but Bergman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Craig to the ground. Craig escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bergman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Craig.
Craig throws a combination that misses
and Bergman counters with a one-two to the body.
Bergman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bergman moves in looking to clinch but Craig pushes him off.
No joy there for Craig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bergman tries to clinch but Craig is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig stuffs the takedown.
Jonny Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bergman.
Craig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bergman counters with a left and a right that stings Craig.
Craig lands a head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Craig throws a hook to the side of Bergman's head but Bergman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bergman or perhaps it was just good defense by Craig which made him look bad.
Craig throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bergman counters with a stiff right hand.
Bergman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bergman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Craig defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bergman.
Craig fails to land with a series of punches.
Craig checks the leg kick nicely there.
Craig throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bergman on the side of the head.
Craig avoids the head kick by Bergman.
Bergman tries to close the distance and clinch but Craig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craig misses with a two punch combination.
Craig tries to bum rush Bergman with a series of wild strikes but Bergman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bergman shoots in looking for a takedown. Craig tries to sprawl out of it but Bergman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Craig manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Craig throws a combination that misses
and Bergman counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bergman wants to clinch.
Craig scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Craig tries to move into range but Bergman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bergman shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Craig misses the target.
No joy there for Craig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bergman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Craig sprawls well. Craig wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bergman gets slowly back to his feet.
Craig defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bergman.
Craig tries to bum rush Bergman with a series of wild strikes but Bergman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Craig lands a really nice looking cross but Bergman seems unphased.
Bergman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Craig looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bergman is fending him off so far but Craig persists. Nope, Bergman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergman misses with a low kick.
Craig misses with a double jab
and Bergman counters with a nice uppercut.
Craig misses with a right hand
and Bergman counters with a nice uppercut.
Craig misses with a double jab
and Bergman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bergman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Craig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craig misses with a double jab.
Craig throws a right hand that misses
and Bergman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Craig scores with a takedown into Bergman's guard.
Bergman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Craig.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bergman wants to hit a switch here but Craig passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bergman there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craig lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Craig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craig, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Craig!
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