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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Berse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Berse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Berse !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Berse won't want to take too many of those.
Berse fails to pull guard.
Berse tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Berse drops back down to his feet.
Berse being controlled against the cage.
Jones gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Berse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Berse looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Richard Berse has been cut.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berse 's defenses.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berse is rocked!
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Berse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Berse .
Jones rushes Berse and presses him up against the cage.
Jones stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working Berse over with knees to the body.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Berse is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jones is thwarting Berse 's attempts to control the position.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Berse is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Berse is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Berse trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones stands up from mount. Strange move.
Berse shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones tries to clinch there but Berse circles away.
Ryan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berse is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berse swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Berse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Berse shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones is looking to clinch but Berse is avoiding it.
Jones tries to clinch but Berse moves away
and Berse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Berse is just out of range.
Berse dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Berse 's head and hops out.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones drives through and clinches with Berse against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berse tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones working Berse over with knees to the body.
Berse wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Berse as Jones tries to tie him up.
Berse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Berse is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berse has his back to the cage.
Berse avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berse working hard to break the clinch.
Berse is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones has Berse pushed against the cage.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berse .
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Berse .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Berse 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Berse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Berse counters with a left to the body.
Berse shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Berse fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Berse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Berse circles away.
Jones wants to clinch.
Berse tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones wants to clinch
and Berse counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berse stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Berse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berse postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Berse , into his guard.
Berse trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Berse wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
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.
Jones stands up and waves to Berse to follow him.
Jones wants to clinch.
Berse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berse tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berse is defending well for now.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berse takes an elbow to the temple.
Berse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones taking a breather.
Berse blocks an elbow strike.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berse 's defenses.
Berse wants to break free but Jones has control.
Berse trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Berse into the cage.
Ryan Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Berse is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Berse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones is trying to drag Berse to the mat but Berse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Berse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Berse .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Berse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Berse wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Berse 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Berse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Berse tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Berse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Berse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richard Berse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berse shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berse shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berse lands a right hook to the body.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berse fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Berse .
Berse misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Berse 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Berse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard Berse 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Berse tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones working Berse over with knees to the body.
Berse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Berse wants a takedown.
Berse drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Berse .
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Berse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berse 's defenses.
Berse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Berse shrugs off.
Jones stalls.
Berse is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Berse walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berse tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berse tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berse keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Berse shoots in.
Jones gets a clinch.
Berse wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to stall.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Berse jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Berse gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Berse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Berse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Berse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Berse closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Berse as Jones tries to tie him up.
Berse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Berse struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Berse looking for a takedown.
Berse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones looks to clinch
so Berse counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berse trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
Berse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Berse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Berse up against the cage.
Berse jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Berse gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Berse digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berse shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Berse has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Jones!
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hype
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