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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Argo Surtr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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177 cm
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164 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
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183 cm
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162 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Argo Surtr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Berry! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Surtr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berry's calf. Surtr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berry was well out of range. Poor timing from Surtr. Nice defenses there by Berry. Berry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Surtr under the eye. Surtr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Surtr throws a hook but Berry avoids it easily. Surtr ducks under a wild hook from Berry. Berry with a hook. Berry misses with a right hand and Surtr counters with an outside leg kick.
Surtr tries to land a front kick but Berry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
Berry looks to score with a jab to the body but Surtr is just out of range. Surtr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Argo Surtr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Surtr keeps Berry at a distance using the push kick. Berry digs a good hook to Surtr's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Berry throws a series of punches but Surtr moves out of range. Surtr connects with a body shot. Surtr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Surtr misses with a body shot.
Berry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Berry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Berry slips under a jab. Berry digs a good hook to Surtr's body.
Surtr throws a leg kick but Berry sees it coming and moves out of range. Surtr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Surtr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Surtr looks to score with a jab to the body but Berry is just out of range. Surtr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berry throws out the jab. Surtr thows a leg kick but Berry checks it letting Berry counter with a right hand. Berry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Surtr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Berry counters with a lovely straight right hand! Surtr looks to score with a jab to the body but Berry is just out of range. Some bone on bone action there as Berry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Berry misses the shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Berry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surtr.
Surtr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Berry counters with a left to the body. A leg kick checked by Berry. Berry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Surtr. That one must have hurt. Berry misses with a wild body shot. Surtr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Berry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Surtr. A left lands for Berry. Berry misses with a hook. Surtr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Berry throws a right hand that Surtr ducks under and follows up with a left that Surtr also avoids with ease. Surtr scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Surtr takes a swing at Berry's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Berry. Surtr does a little dance to reset his feet. Surtr throws a hook but Berry blocks it. Berry avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Surtr throws the kick towards the body but Berry avoids it. Berry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Berry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surtr.
Berry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Surtr. A left lands for Berry. Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surtr moves away. Surtr tries a head kick but it misses.
Surtr tries to move into range but Berry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Surtr thuds his right hand into Berry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Berry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surtr was well out of range. Poor timing from Berry. A big right from Surtr misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Surtr drops his hands momentarily and Berry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A chopping leg kick lands by Surtr. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Surtr moves out of range as Berry strikes. Surtr is looking to wear down Berry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Berry blocks a jab. Surtr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berry.
Berry throws a shot from downtown. Surtr moves away and avoids it. Berry feints a jab promting Surtr to slip. Berry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Surtr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Surtr tries a head kick but it misses.
Berry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Berry scores with a sloppy right hand. Surtr should have avoided that one. Surtr takes a shot right to the bread basket. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A decent looking cross lands there for Surtr. Berry throws a body punch but Surtr moves out of range. Berry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Berry will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Surtr jabbing away but nothing is landing. Surtr lands a nice hook to Berry's body. Berry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Berry dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Surtr slips a straight right by Berry. Berry misses the shot to the body. Mark Berry seems to be getting the better of the standup. Surtr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Berry throws a shot from downtown. Surtr moves away and avoids it. Surtr moves away from the strike by Berry. A big right from Surtr misses. Berry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Surtr throws a leg kick but Berry moved away. Berry tries to bum rush Surtr with a series of wild strikes but Surtr uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Surtr throws a right and a left that both miss. Berry scores with a jab to the body. Surtr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Surtr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berry moves away. Surtr is looking to chop away at Berry's legs. Surtr throws a lazy uppercut
and Berry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Surtr thumps Berry with a low kick. Berry throws a lazy right hand but Surtr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Berry looks to land a left hand but Surtr moved out of range nicely. Berry thows a body shot but no joy. Surtr misses with an uppercut. Berry saw that one coming. Berry avoids the head kick by Surtr.
Surtr moves away from the strike by Berry. Berry throws a hook to the side of Surtr's head but Surtr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Surtr misses with a few strikes there.
Surtr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Surtr throws a body kick that misses. Surtr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Berry misses with a body punch
and Surtr counters with a left to the body. Berry lands a really nice looking cross but Surtr seems unphased.
Berry thows a body shot but no joy. 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! Surtr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Berry takes a body punch but keeps moving. A nice inside leg kick there by Surtr. That's going to slow Berry down. Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surtr moves away. Berry lands a head shot. Berry dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Surtr on the wrong end of a nice hook. Surtr misses the jab. Berry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Surtr thows a body kick. Berry tries to catch it but that hurt him. Surtr throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Surtr thumps Berry with a low kick. Surtr slips under a jab from Berry. Surtr takes a swing at Berry's ribcage but misses. Surtr swings for the body but Berry moves out of range.
Berry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Surtr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Berry needs to keep his hands up - Surtr had a free shot at his head there. Berry misses the shot to the body. Surtr looks to score with a jab to the body but Berry is just out of range. Berry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berry loads up on a big right hand but Surtr slips the punch. Berry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Surtr finds it's way round the side to connect with Berry's head. Berry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Surtr. Surtr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Surtr scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Surtr throws a sloppy head kick and Berry moves out of range easily. Berry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Berry misses. Berry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Berry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. 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! Berry misses with a straight right. Berry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Surtr can pounce on him.
Surtr throws a sloppy head kick and Berry moves out of range easily. Berry ducks under a wild hook from Surtr. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Berry throws a big shot that misses. Surtr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Berry moves out of range of the body kick. Nice body kick from Surtr. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argo Surtr dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Surtr coming out on top. Surtr scores with a kick to the body.
Berry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Surtr. Berry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Surtr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Surtr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Surtr thows a body shot but no joy. Berry dips to his left and cracks Surtr with an uppercut! The fighters circling - Berry throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Surtr throws a front kick aimed at Berry's knee but Berry avoids it well. Berry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Surtr. Donk. Surtr catches Berry right on the button with a cross. Berry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Surtr. Berry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Surtr. Berry checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Berry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berry misses with a hook. Surtr ducked under it nicely. A left lands for Surtr. Nice body kick from Surtr. Berry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Surtr misses. Surtr connects with a crisp jab. Surtr misses with a wild body shot. Surtr avoids the body shot from Berry.
Berry pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Surtr throws a big shot that misses. Surtr tries to bum rush Berry with a series of wild strikes but Berry uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Surtr blocks a jab. Berry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Surtr misses with a jab to the body
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Berry misses with a hook. Berry misses with a wild body shot. Berry moves out of range of the leg kick from Surtr. Berry misses with a hook. Surtr ducked under it nicely. Surtr throws a low kick but Berry moves out of range easily. Left hook, right uppercut from Surtr. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Surtr.
Surtr fails to land with a series of punches.
Surtr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Surtr on the wrong end of a nice hook. Surtr tries to land a leg kick but Berry saw it coming and moves away.
Surtr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berry counters with a right hand to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Berry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Surtr.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Surtr walks into a jab. Berry pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Surtr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berry looks to score with a jab to the body but Surtr is just out of range. Surtr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surtr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Berry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Berry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surtr jabs Berry to the body, keeping him at a distance. Surtr misses with a body punch
and Berry counters with a lovely straight right hand! Berry defending well as Surtr loads up on a big left hand. Surtr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berry manages to avoid it. Surtr swings for the body but Berry moves out of range.
Berry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Berry avoids the body shot from Surtr.
Surtr wants to land a leg kick but Berry is out of range. Berry looks to land a combination. Surtr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Surtr takes a swing at Berry's ribcage but misses. Surtr throws a leg kick and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. 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! Surtr throws a big shot that misses. Surtr scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A decent looking cross lands there for Berry. Surtr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Surtr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Surtr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Berry finds it's way round the side to connect with Surtr's head. A low kick from Surtr is predictable there and Berry counters with a nice uppercut. Berry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Surtr. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight! Argo Surtr showed his dominance in that final round. Well Surtr 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Argo Surtr! Argo Surtr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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RATING
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