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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bertha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Conlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conlin has chosen Eminem The Way I Am as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
22
292 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bertha! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Conlin! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bertha fails to land with a series of punches.
Bertha throws a right hand that Conlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Conlin also avoids with ease. Conlin dives in and grabs Bertha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bertha pushes down on Conlin's head and hops out. Bertha keeps the fight on the outside. Bertha clinches up with Conlin and pushes him back against the cage. Conlin takes a shot to the head. Conlin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bertha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conlin backwards. Bertha manages to break the clinch.
Bertha getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Bertha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conlin circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bertha fails to land with a series of punches.
Bertha scores with a three punch combo!
Bertha darts in and clinches Conlin up against the cage. Conlin successfully pulls guard.
Conlin controls Bertha momentarily but Bertha frees himself. Bertha would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Conlin wants to get back to his feet but Bertha is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Conlin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bertha manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Conlin looking to pass the guard. Bertha wants to get back to his feet but Conlin is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Conlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bertha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conlin on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Conlin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bertha is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Conlin shoots in but Bertha avoids the takedown attempt easily. Big Bertha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Conlin. Bertha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Bertha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Bertha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Conlin shoots in for a takedown but Bertha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Bertha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bertha throws a series of strikes that have Conlin backpedaling.
Bertha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Conlin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bertha sprawls well. Bertha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Conlin gets slowly back to his feet. Bertha forces Conlin back against the cage and clinches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bertha dominated that round. That's time! Bertha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bertha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conlin manages to avoid it. Conlin dodges the punch combination from Bertha.
Bertha throws a nice looking combination but Conlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Conlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Bertha closes the distance and clinches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bertha. Bertha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conlin or not.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bertha lands a body punch in the clinch. Conlin is breathing heavily. Bertha lands an uppercut. Bertha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Conlin takes a shot to the head. Bertha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kevin Conlin has been cut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bertha. Bertha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conlin.
Bertha breaks from the clinch.
Bertha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conlin dodges the punch combination from Bertha.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bertha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Conlin. Big Bertha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Conlin. Bertha lunges at Conlin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Conlin's hand. Bertha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Conlin backs up against the cage.
Conlin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bertha is fending him off so far but Conlin persists. Nope, Bertha circles away and we're back to standing. Bertha stuffs the takedown attempt from Conlin. Conlin gets slowly back to his feet. Bertha tries to bum rush Conlin with a series of wild strikes but Conlin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bertha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conlin circles away quickly and effectively. Bertha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Bertha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Conlin dodges the punch combination from Bertha.
Bertha misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Conlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Bertha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Conlin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bertha. Bertha misses with a series of wild punches.
Bertha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bertha lands with an uppercut that bounces Conlin off the cage and back into rage. No joy there for Bertha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bertha dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Kevin Conlin's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch combination from Bertha misses. Conlin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bertha swivels and escapes. Nice uppercut lands for Bertha. That snapped Conlin's head back.
Bertha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bertha gets a clinch. Bertha lands a left hand.
Bertha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bertha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Conlin avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Bertha misses its intended target. Bertha throws a right and a left that both miss. Bertha has Conlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Conlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bertha manages to break the clinch.
Bertha scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bertha misses with a series of wild punches.
Bertha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conlin circles away quickly and effectively. Bertha forces Conlin back against the cage and clinches. Conlin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bertha smiles and moves away.
Conlin blocks a head kick by Bertha.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bertha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conlin circles away quickly and effectively. Conlin wants to clinch and Bertha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Bertha scores with a nice hook to the head. Bertha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Bertha lands with a short shot to the head. Bertha taking a breather. Bertha lands a left hand.
Bertha drops Conlin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Conlin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bertha pushes Conlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Conlin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bertha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Big Bertha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Conlin. Bertha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bertha throws a shot from downtown. Conlin moves away and avoids it. Conlin misses with a takedown attempt and Bertha moves into the clinch. Bertha scores with a nice hook to the head. Bertha lands a left hand.
Bertha pushes Conlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Conlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bertha lands a body punch in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bertha clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Kevin Conlin's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Conlin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bertha throws a nice looking combination but Conlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A punch combination from Bertha misses. Bertha misses with a wild combination.
Conlin moves out of range of the body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bertha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conlin misses with a takedown attempt and Bertha counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bertha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bertha throws a right and a left that both miss. Bertha misses with a double jab.
Bertha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conlin's head backwards. Bertha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bertha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. No joy there for Bertha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two 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. Bertha misses with a series of wild punches.
Conlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bertha.
Conlin misses with a takedown attempt and Bertha counters with a three punch combo that has Conlin backing up. Conlin nods at Bertha to acknowledge the strikes. Big Bertha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A punch combination from Bertha misses. Bertha gets a clinch. Bertha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bertha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conlin can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bertha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conlin fails with the takedown and Bertha counters with a left and a right that stings Conlin. Big Bertha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Conlin. Nice body kick from Bertha. Conlin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Bertha throws a good cross that connects.
Bertha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bertha scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bertha scores with a three punch combo!
Conlin shoots and misses and Conlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Bertha rushes Conlin and presses him up against the cage. Conlin takes a shot to the head. Conlin wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Bertha. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bertha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bertha presses Conlin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Bertha lands a left hand.
Bertha breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bertha had his way with Kevin Conlin in that round. The cut man is working on Kevin Conlin's cut. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bertha misses with a wild combination.
Bertha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conlin. Bertha throws a combination. Conlin tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Conlin tries for a takedown but Bertha circles away easily and Bertha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Conlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Bertha lunges at Conlin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Conlin's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Bertha.
Bertha throws a right and a left that Conlin avoids nicely. A bone on bone clash there as Conlin blocks the leg kick.
Bertha misses with a kick to the body.
Bertha misses with a wild body shot. Conlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bertha.
That's two 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. Conlin checks a low kick from Bertha. Some wild striking there from Bertha.
Bertha throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bertha throws a head kick that misses. Bertha tries to clinch up but Conlin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Conlin fails with the takedown and Bertha counters with a series of strikes. Conlin will be more careful next time no doubt. Bertha misses with a looping right. Bertha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conlin misses with a takedown attempt and Bertha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Big Bertha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Conlin. Conlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bertha. Bertha throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bertha looks to land a combination but Conlin avoids it well. Bertha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Conlin backs up against the cage.
Bertha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Big Bertha is winning the standup battle so far. Bertha misses with a few strikes there.
Conlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bertha misses with a double jab.
Kevin Conlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Conlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bertha.
And that's the end of the fight! Big Bertha showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bertha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:42 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:42 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Bertha! Big Bertha retains his super heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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