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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger comes to the ring accompanied by Feed The Gut. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Berger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Berger misses with a takedown
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmes throws a head kick but Berger moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Berger's head but Berger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Berger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Berger wants to take a breather but Holmes is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Holmes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Berger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holmes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berger has managed to get both his arms back between Holmes's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holmes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holmes is looking for a triangle but Berger pushes his legs off easily.
Berger trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Berger advances position into side control!
Berger cracks Holmes with a big elbow.
Berger 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.
Berger working the body and head with strikes.
Holmes regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to roll over but Berger keeps him under control.
Holmes actively working from the bottom here.
Holmes gets back to full guard.
Berger wants to pass the guard but Holmes is keeping the position.
Holmes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berger trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holmes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Berger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Berger from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has his foot on Berger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berger works his way back into a safe position though.
Berger trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holmes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berger landing some decent shots from guard.
Holmes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Berger from controlling successfully.
Berger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holmes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berger has managed to get both his arms back between Holmes's legs - danger averted.
Holmes looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Berger slips nicely into half guard.
Holmes is in trouble now - Berger has advanced to mount!
Berger is landing with some decent strikes but Holmes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Berger controlling the pace for now.
Berger raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Hank Holmes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Berger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Holmes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holmes was covering up waiting for the punch and Berger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Berger connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berger is one step ahead there.
Holmes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holmes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Berger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Berger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holmes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Holmes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Berger wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Berger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holmes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berger has managed to get both his arms back between Holmes's legs - danger averted.
Berger trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Berger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Holmes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Berger works over Holmes with some ground and pound from guard.
Holmes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berger is one step ahead there.
Berger passes Holmes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Berger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Berger is keen to just control but Holmes is a slippery customer.
Dieter Berger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berger drops an elbow to the side of Holmes's head.
Berger is pressing down on Holmes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holmes is holding on for now.
Berger looks to land a strike but Holmes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Holmes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holmes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Berger from controlling successfully.
Berger works over Holmes with some ground and pound from guard.
Berger wants to pass the guard but Holmes is keeping the position.
Holmes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holmes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berger works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to advance position but Berger has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Holmes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Berger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Holmes?
Holmes is bucking up trying to escape but Berger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holmes is desperately trying to improve his position but Berger has a good base and remains in mount.
Berger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Holmes is squirming around, avoiding Berger's attempts to control the action.
Holmes is in a horrible position here. Berger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Holmes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Berger loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Holmes scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Berger land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Berger stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Berger!
Dieter Berger retains his super heavyweight title!
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