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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry dodges the punch combination from Hannedy.
Hannedy shoots in looking for a takedown. Berry tries to sprawl out of it but Hannedy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Berry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hannedy throws a combination. Berry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hannedy gets the takedown into side control.
Hannedy trying to control the position but Berry is working away.
Hannedy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Berry will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hannedy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Berry is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hannedy staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hannedy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hannedy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hannedy 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Berry sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hannedy taking a break here but Berry is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hannedy prevents Berry from improving his position.
Hannedy passes to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hannedy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry is trying to get back to his feet.
Hannedy is trying to get an arm triangle but Berry is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hannedy scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hannedy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hannedy looking to score a takedown here. Berry is defending well but Hannedy drives through and ends up in Berry's guard.
Hannedy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Hannedy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hannedy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hannedy trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Walter Hannedy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Berry tries to bum rush Hannedy with a series of wild strikes but Hannedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berry gets caught napping as Hannedy dives in and scores a takedown. Berry manages to retain guard.
Hannedy pushes down on Berry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hannedy is working for a submission of some sort.
Hannedy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Berry is defending against the submission attempts here by Hannedy.
Hannedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy is controlling the pace.
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hannedy on the ground.
Berry wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hannedy wants to control but Berry is keeping him busy.
Walter Hannedy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hannedy seems to be working for a kimura but Berry defends the submission attempt.
Hannedy seems to be working for a kimura but Berry defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy controlling the action here.
Hannedy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berry's head.
Well, if Hannedy 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.
Hannedy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hannedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hannedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hannedy has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Hannedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hannedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hannedy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Berry!
Hannedy 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.
Hannedy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hannedy looking to control but Berry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hannedy is working for a guillotine from mount but Berry frees his head quite easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hannedy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
John Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hannedy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berry squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hannedy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy looking for a guillotine from mount but Berry is having none of it.
Hannedy looking to finish Berry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Berry!
Hannedy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Berry is on top in guard.
Berry stopping the sweep attempt from Hannedy.
Hannedy is looking for a triangle but Berry pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berry is one step ahead there.
Berry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hannedy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berry has managed to get both his arms back between Hannedy's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hannedy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berry has managed to get both his arms back between Hannedy's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Hannedy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hannedy 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Hannedy!
Walter Hannedy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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RATING
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