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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Berber (ranked 3467 p4p, 4575 weight class) and Baby Goat (ranked 418 p4p, 503 weight class). Theodore Berber had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Berber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Baby Goat!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat drives through and clinches with Berber against the cage.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berber's elbow.
Goat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berber's elbow.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Berber in his tracks for a moment.
Berber blocks the elbow strike.
Goat lands an elbow just above Berber 's eye.
Berber blocks an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Berber fails to land.
Goat throws a head punch that misses.
Berber prevents a body shot from Goat.
Goat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goat tries a body shot but Berber blocks it.
Berber blocks an elbow strike.
Goat blocks a body shot from Berber.
Berber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berber.
Berber misses with a body punch.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Berber in his tracks for a moment.
Goat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berber avoids the elbow strike from Goat, against the cage.
Berber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goat throws an elbow that misses.
Goat lands an elbow inside that Berber shrugs off.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berber's defenses.
Berber prevents a body shot from Goat.
Goat misses with the head strike.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goat throws an elbow but it misses.
Berber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goat struggles to land a body shot inside as Berber controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat tries to work over Berber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berber blocks the elbow strike.
Goat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berber.
Goat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action.
Berber misses with a punch to the body.
Berber pushes Goat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berber's defenses.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goat misses with a punch on the inside.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Goat misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berber.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berber's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat tries a body shot but Berber blocks it.
Goat misses with an elbow strike.
Goat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Berber in his tracks for a moment.
Goat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Berber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Goat has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Berber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goat lands a nice elbow.
Berber working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Goat.
Goat pushes off an throws an elbow but Berber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
A shot in the inside from Berber.
Goat misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Goat fails to land.
Berber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Berber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berber swings wildly with an uppercut but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goat throws an elbow but misses.
Goat misses with a punch on the inside.
Goat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berber misses with a punch to the body.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat misses with a body punch.
Goat tries to throw a body punch but Berber avoids it by throwing Goat back against the cage.
Goat lands an elbow inside.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action.
Berber dodges an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat lands an elbow just above Berber 's eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Goat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Goat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berber pinned against the cage. Berber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berber. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berber is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Goat misses with a wild combination.
Goat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berber with a nice cross.
Goat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berber pinned against the cage. Berber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goat under the eye.
Goat thows a leg kick but Berber checks it
and Berber counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goat lands in his opponent's guard.
Goat advances to half guard.
Goat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berber tries to roll over but Goat keeps him under control.
Berber trying to control here.
Goat wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Berber uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Berber controls Goat momentarily but Goat frees himself.
Goat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goat throwing strikes from guard but Berber blocks nicely.
Goat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berber working a defensive guard here.
Goat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goat.
Goat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goat cracks Berber with a solid left hand.
Goat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goat is working Berber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Goat throwing strikes from guard but Berber blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat cracks Berber with a solid left hand.
Goat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Goat landing a few strikes.
Berber is looking for a sweep.
Berber gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Berber wants to control but Goat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Goat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goat is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Baby Goat has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berber is positioning himself well to prevent Goat advancing to mount.
Goat misses with a head shot. Berber uses the momentum to regain guard.
Goat trying to control but Berber is working from the bottom.
Goat is in close to Berber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goat is in close to Berber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Berber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baby Goat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Goat wants to clinch up but Berber keeps it at a distance.
Berber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Theodore Berber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goat throws a shot from downtown. Berber moves away and avoids it.
Goat clinches up against the cage.
Berber struggles to land a body shot inside as Goat controls his hands.
Berber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berber dodges an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berber.
Goat throws an elbow that misses.
Berber tries to work over Goat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berber dodges an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat takes a shot to the head.
Goat throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berber avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goat throws an elbow but it misses.
Berber lands a nice shot to the body.
Berber tries a body shot but Goat blocks it.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat misses with the head strike.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berber's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goat throws an elbow but misses.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berber avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Goat misses with a body punch.
Goat misses with an elbow strike.
Berber lands a nice shot to the body.
Baby Goat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goat has a couple of punches blocked by Berber.
Berber avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Berber blocks the elbow strike.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Berber in his tracks for a moment.
Berber misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berber's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Berber fails to land.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berber avoids the elbow strike from Goat, against the cage.
Goat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berber's defenses.
Berber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berber swings wildly with an uppercut but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goat tries to throw a body punch but Berber avoids it by throwing Goat back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Berber fails to land.
Berber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goat tries to work over Berber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berber digs a right hand underneath Goat's ribcage. Goat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goat throws an elbow that misses.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Berber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berber lands with a light punch inside.
Goat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berber working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Berber.
Theodore Berber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goat.
Goat lands an elbow just above Berber 's eye.
Goat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berber avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berber digs a right hand underneath Goat's ribcage. Goat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Berber can't find room to land a body shot as Goat controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berber swings wildly with an uppercut but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berber swings wildly with an uppercut but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Goat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Goat!
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