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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hagans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bergoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Hagans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Bergoff!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergoff gets the takedown into side control.
Bergoff controlling the position.
Hagans gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hagans could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bergoff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bergoff's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Bergoff just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hagans with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bergoff counters with a takedown into side control.
Hagans is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagans prevents Bergoff from moving into mount.
Bergoff has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergoff gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Bergoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bergoff controlling the action here.
Hagans is trying to get back to full guard.
Bergoff controlling the action here.
Hagans is trying to maintain the position but Bergoff is very close to passing his half guard.
Bergoff perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bergoff 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hagans won't allow Bergoff to pass to mount.
Bergoff is thwarting Hagans's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Bergoff seems content to control.
Hagans regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hagans looking to control.
Bergoff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hagans keeping moving, preventing Bergoff from controlling successfully.
Hagans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bergoff controls the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Bergoff just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bergoff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hagans can't keep his opponent in guard - Bergoff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bergoff frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bergoff controlling his opponent.
Hagans has given up his back.
Hagans is trying to break free.
Good control from Bergoff.
Bergoff is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hagans knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hagans for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergoff is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bergoff looking for the choke from the back.
Hagans turns into Bergoff and is now in his guard.
Bergoff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hagans's guard.
Bergoff 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.
Hagans is looking for a triangle but Bergoff pushes his legs off easily.
Bergoff looking to pass the guard.
Bergoff is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bergoff 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.
Bergoff feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bergoff passes Hagans's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Bergoff seems content to control.
John Bergoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Bergoff just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bergoff shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hagans's guard.
Bergoff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bergoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Hagans is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bergoff controls the pace.
Bergoff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bergoff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bergoff showed some decent athleticism there.
Bergoff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bergoff works his way into full mount!
Bergoff controlling the pace for now.
Bergoff prevents Hagans from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergoff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hagans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bergoff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Bergoff just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bergoff shoots in and bounces Hagans off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bergoff stays in close to Hagans's body and controls the position.
Bergoff looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergoff wants to control from the top but Hagans keeps moving.
Bergoff preventing the sweep.
Bergoff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hagans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bergoff is controlling him.
Hagans working for a triangle but Bergoff defends it easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bergoff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagans as he jumps to the side.
Hagans shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bergoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bergoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bergoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagans prevents Bergoff from improving position.
Bergoff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bergoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hagans has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bergoff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bergoff tries for a kimura but Hagans is defending well.
Hagans manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bergoff's best efforts.
Bergoff is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hagans manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagans trying to control the position.
Bergoff is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bergoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hagans shoots in for a double leg but Bergoff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bergoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bergoff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hagans is looking to get to half guard.
Bergoff content just to control the position here.
Bergoff jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hagans manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergoff remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Bergoff just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hagans looks to clinch
and Bergoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hagans tries to get to full guard but Bergoff has control of the leg.
Bergoff stops Hagans from getting back to his feet.
Bergoff sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hagans wants to get back to his feet.
Bergoff keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hagans is looking to improve his position.
Bergoff takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Bergoff just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hagans gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bergoff wants to pass the guard but Hagans is keeping the position.
Bergoff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hagans keeping moving, preventing Bergoff from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergoff stopping the sweep attempt from Hagans.
Bergoff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hagans is trying to keep Bergoff in close.
Hagans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bergoff!
Bergoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bergoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bergoff tries to hold on but Hagans pushes him away.
Bergoff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bergoff tries to hold on but Hagans postures up.
Bergoff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bergoff sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagans lands strikes from half guard.
Hagans trying to control from half guard but Bergoff is working away.
Bergoff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bergoff.
Bergoff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bergoff content to control rather than advance.
Hagans looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bergoff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bergoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hagans keeps working.
Bergoff with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brandon Hagans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bergoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bergoff 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bergoff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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