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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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216 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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213 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Berry misses with a head kick.
Hall tried to score with a low kick but Berry checks it.
A head kick from Hall lands but Berry takes it in his stride.
Berry throws a lazy uppercut
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Berry keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Berry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall postures up in Berry's guard and throws a big left but Berry blocks it.
Berry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Berry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathan Hall has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Berry misses with a head kick.
Berry blocks a head kick by Hall.
Berry misses with a looping right.
Hall thumps Berry with a low kick.
We've been informed that Hall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Berry throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Berry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Berry is pulling down on Hall's head. It's preventing any offense from Hall, at least for the moment.
Hall trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Let's hope that Hall has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Berry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berry is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Hall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Berry - the referee stops the clock and Hall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Berry. Hall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hall tries to score with a low kick but Berry moves his leg out of the way.
Hall works Berry's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry misses with a low kick.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall lands a jab to Berry's midsection.
Berry looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Berry stalks Hall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hall's face. Hall staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Jonathan Hall has been cut.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall throws a chopping leg kick but Berry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Berry is trying to defend but Hall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hall trying to control from Berry's half guard. Berry has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Berry has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hall postures up.
Berry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berry has momentary wrist control but Hall slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Hall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Berry throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Berry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Berry is not content to let Hall control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Berry is not content to let Hall control the position.
Berry defending against the ground and pound.
Berry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berry keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonathan Hall has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Berry off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Berry.
Hall misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Hall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Berry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Hall.
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!
Hall looks to land a right hand but Berry moved out of range.
Berry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berry scores with a jab to the body.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Berry misses.
Hall feints and then cracks Berry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berry down.
Berry moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berry.
Berry tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Berry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hall working away.
Berry is looking for a sweep.
Berry is not content to let Hall control the position.
Berry wants to control but Hall postures up.
Hall staying calm.
Hall wants to control but Berry is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Hall staying calm.
Berry is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Berry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Berry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Berry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jonathan Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Berry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall scores with a push kick.
Berry checks the leg kick.
Jonathan Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Berry avoids it.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Berry's guard.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Berry keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Berry is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.
Hall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathan Hall has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Berry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Berry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hall is looking to slow Berry down with leg kicks.
Berry lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Berry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hall. That one must have hurt.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Berry.
Berry scores with a body shot.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berry manages to avoid it.
Hall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berry rather than just go for the knockout.
Berry tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berry circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall tries to work over Berry's front leg with a kick but Berry checks it.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Berry is just out of range.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Berry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Berry misses its intended target.
Berry lands a head shot.
Berry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Ash Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Berry scores with a shot to the body.
Berry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Berry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Berry throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Ash Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Berry's front leg but catches the back leg as Berry tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Berry.
Berry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Berry checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Berry misses.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Berry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Berry throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Berry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Berry, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Berry against the cage but Berry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall checks a low kick from Berry.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Berry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Berry is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Berry circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws a hook but Berry avoids it easily.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonathan Hall.
Well Hall 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Hall!
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energy
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hype
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