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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Warren Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Berry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Berry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Warren Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry looks to land a left hand but Warren Jr moved out of range nicely.
Warren Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Berry looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warren Jr not doing much here.
Warren Jr wants to control but Berry is keeping him busy.
Berry is trying to stand back up but Warren Jr is controlling him
Warren Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Berry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Warren Jr is working away from the top position though.
Berry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Warren Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Warren Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Warren Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Warren Jr trying to control from half guard but Berry is working away.
Warren Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Berry trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren Jr 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.
Warren Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Warren Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Warren Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Berry is defending well.
Warren Jr wants to stand up but Berry has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Berry is defending against the submission attempts here by Warren Jr.
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!
Still in half guard, Warren Jr seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Warren Jr pulls his head out easily.
Warren Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Warren Jr winds up and cracks Berry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Warren Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Berry is not content to let Warren Jr control the position.
Warren Jr is thwarting Berry 's attempts to control the position.
Warren Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Berry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Warren Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren Jr slips a nice elbow through Berry 's hands, connecting with Berry 's forehead.
Warren Jr slips a nice elbow through Berry 's hands, connecting with Berry 's forehead.
Warren Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Warren Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berry has hold of Warren Jr's hands but Warren Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Warren Jr prevents Berry from standing back up.
Warren Jr drops an elbow to the side of Berry 's head.
Warren Jr passes to full mount!
Berry is breathing heavily.
Warren Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berry is in a horrible position here. Warren Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Berry is rocked!
Warren Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Warren Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Warren Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Warren Jr.
Warren Jr dodges the punch combination from Berry .
Warren Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Warren Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Warren Jr is stalling here. Berry is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Warren Jr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Berry has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Warren Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Warren Jr is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warren Jr is breathing heavily.
Berry is trying to control. Warren Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Berry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warren Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warren Jr is trying to control but can't.
Berry is looking for a kimura but Warren Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Berry to get the leverage.
Warren Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nice sprawl there from Warren Jr as Berry shoots in.
Warren Jr blocks a head kick by Berry .
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warren Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren Jr stops Berry from getting back to his feet.
Warren Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Berry defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Warren Jr in particular looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berry actively working from the bottom here.
Warren Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Berry has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Berry sees it coming and defends easily.
Warren Jr controlling the action here.
Warren Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Warren Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reggie Warren Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Warren Jr winds up and cracks Berry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berry defending well though.
Warren Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berry 's head.
Warren Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berry 's head.
Warren Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warren Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Berry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Warren Jr pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warren Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Berry is defending against the submission attempts here by Warren Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Warren Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Warren Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berry .
Warren Jr misses with a head kick.
Berry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warren Jr rushes Berry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Berry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Berry tries to work over Warren Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berry tries to pull guard but Warren Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Warren Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Warren Jr has Berry pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Warren Jr pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Berry tumbling to the mat - Warren Jr dives into Berry 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warren Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warren Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warren Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warren Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Warren Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Warren Jr stands and throws Berry 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Warren Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Warren Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warren Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Warren Jr trying to control the action but Berry is working from the bottom.
Warren Jr landing a few strikes.
Berry is trying to get back to his feet.
Warren Jr working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warren Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berry keeps working.
Warren Jr cracks Berry with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is trying to escape the position but Warren Jr is controlling the position.
Warren Jr looking to control but instead Berry has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Warren Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Warren Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Berry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Warren Jr dominating with strikes here.
Oh Berry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warren Jr lands a big elbow.
Warren Jr postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Berry bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Warren Jr and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reggie Warren Jr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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