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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Tennenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Berg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads. This should be fireworks!
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212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
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216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Berg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rich Tennenbaum!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tennenbaum tries to clinch there but Berg circles away.
Berg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berg lands in his opponent's guard.
Tennenbaum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tennenbaum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tennenbaum is looking to advance position but Berg won't allow it.
Tennenbaum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Berg wants to improve his position but Tennenbaum is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg actively working from the bottom here.
Tennenbaum wants to free his trapped foot but Berg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Berg is looking for a sweep. Tennenbaum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berg moves into range and clinches up with Tennenbaum.
Tennenbaum scores with a knee to the head.
Tennenbaum misses with a knee strike.
Berg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tennenbaum smiles and moves away.
Rich Tennenbaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tennenbaum lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennenbaum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Berg gets a takedown into half guard.
Tennenbaum is trying to stand back up but Berg is controlling him
Berg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tennenbaum defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berg stops Tennenbaum from getting back to his feet.
Berg moves nicely into side control.
Berg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tennenbaum knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Berg is breathing heavily.
Berg scoring with punches and elbows.
Berg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tennenbaum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Berg tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennenbaum manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Berg is defending against the submission attempts here by Tennenbaum.
Berg is staying active underneath Tennenbaum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Berg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No joy there for Berg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tennenbaum tries to clinch
and Berg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tennenbaum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berg is pressing down on Tennenbaum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tennenbaum is holding on for now.
Berg seems to be looking for submissions.
Berg prevents Tennenbaum from improving his position.
Berg thows a huge punch but Tennenbaum dodges it nicely.
Berg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tennenbaum is just riding it out for now. Berg eventually gives up the hold.
Berg in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tennenbaum tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Berg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Niko Berg!
Niko Berg retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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