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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arabic Persian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arabic Persian has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 cm
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175 lbs
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187 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arabic Persian! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Berry! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Berry lands a head kick!
Persian looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Berry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Persian! BOOM! Berry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Persian is rocked! Berry is in the full mount, landing strikes. Oh Persian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Berry working the ground and pound effectively.
Berry controlling from mount. Berry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Berry controlling from the full mount. Persian seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berry lands a big shot there that rocks Persian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Berry controlling from mount. Berry trying to control but he's not successful this time. Berry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Berry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Persian is desperately trying to improve his position but Berry has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Berry controlling from the full mount. Persian tries to hold on but Berry pushes him away. Persian swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Berry with the ground and pound from mount. Persian can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Berry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Berry tries to control but Persian wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Berry just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Berry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Berry lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Persian sprawling to the canvas. Berry follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Persian hang on?
It looks like Arabic Persian has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Berry looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Berry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Persian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Berry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Berry is pressing down on Persian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Persian is holding on for now. Berry is trying to control the action in half guard but Persian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berry lands a nice short elbow. Well, if Berry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Berry wants to take a breather but Persian is having none of it. Persian wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Berry controlling the pace. Let's hope that Berry has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Berry just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Berry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Persian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Berry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Persian looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Persian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Berry 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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Berry dominated that round. The cut man is working on Arabic Persian's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Persian gets a clinch. Berry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Persian jumps guard but Berry stands there with Persian around his waist. Persian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Berry breaks from the clinch.
Persian fails with the takedown and Berry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Persian has momentary wrist control but Berry slips an elbow through the middle. Persian being controlled here, momentarily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Berry trying to control but Persian is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berry advances to half guard. Persian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Berry controlling the action here. Berry has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Berry stands up from half guard. Persian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Berry walks forward, straight into a front kick from Persian. Persian darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Berry wants to get back to full guard but Persian has passed into side control. Berry tries to get back to half guard but can't. Berry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Persian blocks Berry's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Berry has given up his back here.
Berry tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Berry manages to regain half guard. Good work. Jason Berry has got the better of the ground game so far. Berry wants to control but Persian passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Berry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Persian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Berry tries to improve position but can't. Berry sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Berry holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Berry is looking to get back to full guard here but Persian has managed to pass to side control instead. Berry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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. Berry tries to hold on but Persian postures up. Berry is trying to reverse the position but instead Persian has taken his back - oops! Berry rolls, trying to escape but Persian keeps control of the position.
Persian looking for the choke but no joy. Persian is trying to stick to Berry's back but Berry is turning into Persian. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Persian's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Berry. Berry 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. Berry passes Persian's right leg, so he's now in half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Berry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Arabic Persian's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Berry misses with a two punch combination.
Berry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Persian counters with a takedown into side control. Berry is trying to control Persian's posture but Persian avoids it. Persian is looking to take a break and control but Berry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Berry manages to get back to half guard. Berry scores with a few weak punches. Berry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Berry kicks Persian off and gets to his feet. Arabic Persian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Persian stuffs the takedown attempt from Berry. Berry gets slowly back to his feet. Berry closes the distance and clinches. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Persian fails to pull guard.
Berry stops a takedown attempt from Persian.
Berry has hold of one of Persian's legs. Persian is fighting the takedown attempt but Berry gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Persian throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Berry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Berry postures up in Persian's guard and throws a big left but Persian blocks it. Persian looking for a sweep. Not yet Persian, not yet. Berry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Berry looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Berry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Berry throwing strikes but missing. Berry preventing the sweep. Berry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Berry looking to pass the guard. Berry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Persian's guard. Berry working Persian over with strikes. Berry working the head and body with strikes. Berry not doing much here.
Berry is keen to just control but Persian is a slippery customer. Berry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. This has been an exciting period of action! Berry passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Persian is trying to escape the mount.
Berry unloading with bombs! Berry trying to control but he's not successful this time. Berry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Arabic Persian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Persian taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Berry landing strikes from the mount. Berry is trying to control here but Persian has managed to regain half guard.
Persian is looking to escape. Berry trying to control from half guard but Persian is working away. Berry decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Berry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Persian sprawls well initially but Berry persists and gets the takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Berry trying to control from Persian's half guard. Persian has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Berry wants to control from the top but Persian keeps moving. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Berry just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A kick lands to the mid section there for Berry. Berry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Persian to the mat! Persian manages to get full guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Jason Berry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Berry 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Berry!
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energy
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hype
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