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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Beretti (ranked 6938 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long John (ranked 3379 p4p, 0 weight class). Beretti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mambo Italiano by Dean Martin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Long John!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beretti with a poor takedown
and John moves into the clinch.
John has hold of one of Beretti's legs. Beretti is fighting the takedown attempt but John gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Beretti pulls John in to control the position.
Beretti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. John manages to get himself to full guard.
Beretti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. John swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beretti looking to sit in guard and control but John gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
John controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
John trying to control but Beretti is working from the bottom.
John must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beretti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beretti has his foot on John's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. John works his way back into a safe position though.
Beretti pulls John in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretti trying to control the position.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beretti isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. John stacks Beretti on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by John!
John in side control, just content to control the action for now.
John fails to land a wild elbow strike.
John tries to advance to mount but can't.
Beretti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John is looking to take a break and control but Beretti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beretti wants to control but John postures up.
Beretti looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Beretti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on John's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Beretti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
John trying to pass the guard but Beretti defending well.
Beretti trying to control here.
John lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John wants to control but Beretti is keeping him busy.
Beretti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
John tries to pass to full mount but Beretti defends it.
Beretti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beretti is looking for a triangle here but John uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
John lands a nice forearm strike.
John is looking to take a break and control but Beretti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beretti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beretti manages to get back to half guard.
Beretti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
John engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beretti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around John's waist but John gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beretti off to one side.
Beretti misses with a takedown attempt - John sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beretti shoots in looking for a takedown but John manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beretti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Beretti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John clinches up against the cage.
Beretti pulls guard successfully.
Beretti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. John doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. John manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
John wants to control from the top but Beretti keeps moving.
Beretti is looking for a triangle but John pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John wants to control from the top but Beretti keeps moving.
John wants to pass the guard but Beretti is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
John trying to control but Beretti is working from the bottom.
Long John has got the better of the ground game so far.
John engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beretti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead John passes into half guard.
Beretti tries to get to full guard but John has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
John wants to take a breather but Beretti is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beretti wants to get back to full guard.
John trying to control the pace.
Beretti controlling the position for now.
John looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beretti is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beretti shoots in for a takedown but John shows good takedown defense.
John closes the distance and clinches.
John works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beretti keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
John stopping the sweep attempt from Beretti.
John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
John got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beretti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, John has managed to get both his arms back between Beretti's legs - danger averted.
Beretti controls John momentarily but John frees himself.
John is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Beretti is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Beretti has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beretti wants to pass the guard but John is keeping the position.
Beretti wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
John wants to sweep here but Beretti controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John is trying to control the position but Beretti postures up.
Beretti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. John swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beretti trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Beretti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? John is fending him off so far but Beretti persists. Nope, John circles away and we're back to standing.
Beretti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with John but John pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John wants to clinch.
Beretti shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Beretti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John darts in and clinches Beretti up against the cage.
Beretti wants to take the fight to the mat but John manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
John has hold of one of Beretti's legs. Beretti is fighting the takedown attempt but John gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Beretti is trying to keep John in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is working Beretti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
John looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beretti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
John wants to control from the top but Beretti keeps moving.
Beretti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. John manages to get himself to full guard.
John is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beretti trying to hold on to John's head to control him but John postures up.
Beretti gets back to full guard.
Billy Beretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beretti throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beretti looking for a sweep. Not yet Beretti, not yet.
Beretti is looking for a triangle but John pushes his legs off easily.
Beretti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beretti trying to control the position.
John showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
John trying to control but Beretti is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beretti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. John defends it easily.
John content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
John scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
John drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Beretti dives on top into guard.
Beretti is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beretti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed John's guard.
John avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beretti.
Beretti trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
Beretti is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so John is just riding it out for now. Beretti eventually gives up the hold.
Beretti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beretti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed John's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well John has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long John!
Our winner, Long John, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Billy Beretti spoke after the fight, saying 'Cazzo... not again! Mamma mia!'.
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