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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dingle Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnside comes to the cage accompanied by Clipse - Money. Eddie Burnside has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Burnside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dingle Berry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burnside circles away.
Burnside with a poor takedown
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
Burnside checks a leg kick.
Burnside takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burnside closes the distance and clinches.
Burnside successfully pulls guard.
Burnside keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully.
Burnside could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Berry tries to free his leg and advance position but Burnside is retaining full guard.
Berry preventing the sweep.
Burnside is working hard here to advance position.
Burnside looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Berry landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berry.
Burnside takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burnside drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burnside postures up.
Burnside working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burnside postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Berry isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Burnside stacks Berry on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Burnside!
Berry is trying to control Burnside's posture but Burnside avoids it.
Burnside working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnside landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Berry is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Burnside off and has taken his back!
Berry looks gassed!
Burnside wants to control his opponent's hands but Berry gets his hands free.
Berry trying to control momentarily.
Burnside looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Burnside is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Berry biding his time, controlling Burnside.
Berry tries to get the hooks in deep but Burnside pushed the leg off.
Burnside is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry looking for the choke but no joy.
Burnside avoids the strikes from Berry.
Burnside breaks Berry's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Burnside won't allow Berry to sweep him here.
Berry keeping full guard, as Burnside tries to pass.
Burnside thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burnside on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berry. Berry obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Berry misses.
Burnside looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Berry looking for a guillotine here but Burnside defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnside throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berry is trying to keep Burnside in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Berry holds on and takes a little breather.
Berry is trying to hold Burnside in close to prevent damage but Burnside has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berry gets full guard.
Berry trying to control the position here.
Burnside preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dingle Berry will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Berry throws a big shot that misses.
Berry misses with a takedown attempt
and Burnside counters with a takedown into side control.
Berry is trying to control Burnside's posture but Burnside avoids it.
Berry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Berry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Berry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnside is trying to maintain the position but Berry is very close to passing his half guard.
Berry is trying to control the action in half guard but Burnside is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Berry trying to mount his opponent but Burnside defends it.
Burnside landing strikes from the bottom.
Burnside trying to hold on to Berry's head to control him but Berry postures up.
Berry is breathing heavily.
Berry prevents Burnside from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Berry tries to clinch
and Burnside counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Berry!
Burnside lands with some strikes.
Burnside lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Berry hang on?
Berry trying desperately to get to his feet.
Burnside avoids the attempt from Berry to control.
Berry can't escape the position.
Berry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Burnside keeping full guard, as Berry tries to pass.
Burnside trying to control the position.
Berry trying to control the position from guard on top but Burnside is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnside looking for a sweep. Not yet Burnside, not yet.
Burnside throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Burnside throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
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.
Burnside keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burnside shoots in but Berry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dingle Berry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berry tries for a takedown but Burnside circles away easily
and Burnside decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Berry's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Burnside working some strikes from top position.
Berry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burnside on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burnside tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is nestled in close to Burnside, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burnside is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berry is keen to just control but Burnside is a slippery customer.
Burnside is looking to improve his position.
Berry trying to control from half guard but Burnside is working away.
Berry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Burnside knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Berry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burnside shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burnside trying to mount his opponent but Berry defends it.
Berry is trying to control but can't.
Berry wants to control the action here but instead Burnside manages to pass to full mount!
Burnside has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Berry's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berry is looking to improve his position but Burnside isn't that keen on the idea.
Berry regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berry wants to control but Burnside is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Berry gets full guard.
Berry wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Burnside dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Berry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burnside counters with a shoot takedown. Berry fights it but they end up in guard.
Burnside landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burnside accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burnside manages to get himself to full guard.
Burnside keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully.
Burnside tries to strike from the bottom.
Eddie Burnside overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berry tries to free his leg and advance position but Burnside is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burnside is on top in guard.
Berry looking to control.
Burnside throwing strikes but missing.
Berry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burnside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnside trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berry working a defensive guard here.
Berry wants to sweep but no luck.
Burnside connects with a couple of short punches.
Berry had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Burnside is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Berry Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Burnside's back instead.
Burnside is in bad spot here.
Berry looking for the choke but no joy.
Burnside trying to control the action but Berry just sinks the hooks in.
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.
Burnside tries to escape the position.
Berry is looking for the choke from the back position but Burnside is controlling his hands well.
Burnside staying busy and making it hard for Berry to control.
Burnside is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Berry trying to control momentarily.
Burnside trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands shots from the back.
Berry controlling from the back.
Burnside is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Berry is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Burnside has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Berry has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Burnside taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Berry doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dingle Berry!
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