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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do comes into the arena with The Godfather Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. Berkowitz has chosen Macabre - Son Of Sam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Do could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Berkowitz's chin.
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200 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
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203 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Berkowitz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Do looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Berkowitz has wrist control.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do postures up in Berkowitz's guard and throws a big left but Berkowitz blocks it.
Do is working Berkowitz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berkowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Berkowitz, not yet.
Do stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berkowitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Do throws a strike but Berkowitz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Berkowitz wants to pass the guard but Do is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael Do has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Do on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
Do throws a series of punches but Berkowitz moves out of range.
Berkowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Berkowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Do falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berkowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Berkowitz misses.
Decent striking displayed by Berkowitz there.
The fighters circling - Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do moves away from the strike by Berkowitz.
Do avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Do.
David Berkowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berkowitz throws out the jab.
Berkowitz blocks a jab.
Berkowitz motions for Do to come forward. Berkowitz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berkowitz throws a low kick but Do moves out of range easily.
Berkowitz throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
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 Michael Do will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Do slips under a jab.
Berkowitz scores with a leg kick.
Berkowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Do slips a straight right by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berkowitz loads up on a big right hand but Do slips the punch.
Berkowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berkowitz throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berkowitz.
Do shoots in for a takedown but Berkowitz shows good takedown defense.
Berkowitz swings widly with a right hand
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Berkowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Berkowitz swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Berkowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Do's calf.
Berkowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berkowitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Do showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz misses with a low kick.
Berkowitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Do.
Do lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkowitz misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Do checks a leg kick.
Michael Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Berkowitz.
It looks like Michael Do has been cut.
Berkowitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do keeps the fight on the outside.
Berkowitz looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Berkowitz throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
Berkowitz thows a leg kick but Do checks it
and Do counters with a one-two to the body.
Do misses with a right hand
and Berkowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berkowitz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Do.
It looks like David Berkowitz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do blocks a head kick by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Berkowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Do looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berkowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Do off balance momentarily.
Berkowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berkowitz sizes up Do with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Do lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Berkowitz lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a double jab.
Berkowitz connects with a single shot there.
A low kick from Berkowitz is predictable there
and Do counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Do with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berkowitz to score with a decent uppercut.
Do looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berkowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David Berkowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berkowitz tests Do's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkowitz.
Do misses with the combination.
Berkowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Do takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Berkowitz tries to score with a low kick but Do moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do scores with a shot to the body.
Berkowitz slips a jab from Do.
Nice uppercut lands for Berkowitz. That snapped Do's head back.
Do tries to bum rush Berkowitz with a series of wild strikes but Berkowitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Berkowitz does it's job there.
Michael Do's cut is getting worse.
Berkowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz punishes Do's body with a nice straight punch.
Do takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Do.
Do changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berkowitz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Do on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do shoots for a double leg takedown but Berkowitz sprawls well. He's pushed Do's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Berkowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Berkowitz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Berkowitz!
A victorious David Berkowitz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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