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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Berg (ranked 4913 p4p, 629 weight class) and Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 8436 p4p, 819 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Berg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three 6 Mafia - That's Right ft. Akon, Jim Jones. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hammad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berg dives in and scores a takedown into Al Hammad's guard.
Berg trying to control but Al Hammad is working from the bottom.
Al Hammad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Al Hammad is working Berg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Al Hammad scoring with some ground and pound.
Al Hammad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Hammad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Al Hammad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Al Hammad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Al Hammad is stalling in the full guard.
Berg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al Hammad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Berg wants to sweep but no luck.
Al Hammad distracts Berg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berg wants to improve his position but instead Al Hammad has moved into half guard.
Nice strikes from Al Hammad there.
Berg moves into full guard.
Al Hammad seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Al Hammad puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Al Hammad trying to control the pace.
Al Hammad's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Al Hammad trying to control from half guard but Berg is working away.
Berg regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Berg wants to sweep here but Al Hammad controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Hammad chips away with some ground and pound.
Al Hammad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Hammad lands a couple of digs.
Al Hammad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Hammad.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Al Hammad from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Al Hammad shoots for a takedown but Berg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Al Hammad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Berg's waist but Berg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Al Hammad off to one side.
Berg is looking for a counter combo.
Berg gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Al Hammad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Berg won't be happy with that.
Al Hammad in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Berg struggling a bit here.
Berg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bashaad Al Hammad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Al Hammad scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad working over Berg with some ground and pound. Berg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Berg is trying to stand up here but Al Hammad is controlling him well.
Al Hammad is keen to just control but Berg is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg wants to improve his position but Al Hammad is controlling well.
Al Hammad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Al Hammad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Hammad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Al Hammad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Al Hammad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Berg tries to get to full guard but Al Hammad has control of the leg.
Berg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Hammad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Berg has hold of Al Hammad's hands but Al Hammad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Al Hammad slows the pace down in half guard.
Al Hammad 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 pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Berg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Al Hammad throwing strikes but missing.
Al Hammad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Berg's head.
Al Hammad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Al Hammad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Hammad lands a couple of digs.
Al Hammad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Berg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Hammad has managed to get both his arms back between Berg's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Al Hammad wants to control from the top but Berg keeps moving.
Al Hammad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Hammad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Berg's head.
Al Hammad won't allow Berg to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Berg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carl Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berg looks to land a combination but Al Hammad avoids it well.
Berg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berg wants it to stay on the feet.
Berg is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Al Hammad.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Al Hammad shoots in but no luck this time.
Berg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Hammad.
Berg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Berg. No joy for Al Hammad on that attempt.
Carl Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bashaad Al Hammad.
Al Hammad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berg defends it nicely.
Al Hammad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Berg but Berg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad shoots and misses
and Berg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al Hammad.
A head kick misses from Berg.
Al Hammad changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Berg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Berg misses the target.
Berg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Bashaad Al Hammad has been cut.
Al Hammad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berg swivels and escapes.
A head kick by Berg misses
and Al Hammad counters with a shoot takedown. Berg fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Hammad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Berg's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad looking to sit in guard and control but Berg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Al Hammad is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Berg throws a big elbow that misses.
Berg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Hammad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Al Hammad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Berg throws an elbow that misses. Al Hammad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Berg's guard. Nice move by Al Hammad!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad stays in close to Berg's body and controls the position.
Al Hammad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al Hammad looking to sit in guard and control but Berg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Al Hammad is looking for a triangle but Berg pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Berg is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Hammad has wrist control.
Berg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Al Hammad controls Berg momentarily but Berg frees himself.
Berg wants to control from the top but Al Hammad keeps moving.
Berg throwing strikes but missing.
Carl Berg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bashaad Al Hammad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Al Hammad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Berg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Al Hammad 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bashaad Al Hammad!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bashaad Al Hammad waved his t-shirt featuring Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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