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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roe Jogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roe Jogan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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181 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roe Jogan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kristian Berg! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Berg staying out of range there. A combination from Jogan does no damage. Nice cross by Jogan.
It looks like Kristian Berg has been cut. Jogan lands a body shot.
Roe Jogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Berg dives in for a single leg takedown but Jogan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Jogan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berg. Berg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jogan defends it well. Jogan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jogan wants it to stay on the feet. Jogan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Jogan tries a low kick but Berg avoids it. Berg misses with a takedown attempt - Jogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Roe Jogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristian Berg. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Berg. Berg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jogan napping and manages to drive through into side control! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Berg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jogan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. An elbow from Berg crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Berg. Berg throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Berg prevents Jogan from escaping the position. Berg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Berg working the head and body with strikes. Berg should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Berg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jogan down.
Berg in side control, throwing shots but Jogan defends. Berg is putting a hurting on Jogan here, landing some big shots from side control. Berg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jogan is breathing heavily. The ground and pound from Berg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Check out the look on Berg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Berg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes there by Berg. Berg working the ground and pound from side control. Berg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jogan down.
Check out the look on Berg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Berg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Berg connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jogan some visible discomfort.
Berg landing strikes. Berg lands some shots froms side control. Berg lands a decent elbow from side control. Berg working the head and body with strikes. Berg working the body and head with strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The strikes coming from Berg are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Berg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jogan to see if he's OK. Berg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jogan to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Berg cracks Jogan with an elbow. That is naaassty. Berg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jogan to see if he's OK. Jogan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Jogan is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Berg working the ground and pound. Berg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Berg trying to control the position but Jogan is working away. Berg moves into full mount! Berg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jogan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jogan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Berg lands a big shot there that rocks Jogan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Berg cracks Jogan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jogan is bucking up trying to escape but Berg cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Jogan is bucking up trying to escape but Berg cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Berg landing strikes from the mount and Jogan is in trouble! Berg landing strikes from the mount and Jogan is in trouble! Berg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Berg raining down hammerfists from mount. Berg is landing with some decent strikes but Jogan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Berg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Berg with good strikes from the mount here! Berg landing punches. Berg unloading with bombs! Berg unloading with bombs! Berg working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Berg dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kristian Berg's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Berg looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Berg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Berg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Berg works over Jogan with some ground and pound from guard. Berg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Berg postures up and lands a big shot to Jogan's brow. Berg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Berg throwing strikes from guard but Jogan blocks nicely. Berg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berg's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Berg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Berg lands a couple of digs. Berg landing some decent shots from guard. Berg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Berg landing some decent shots from guard. Berg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Berg showing good wrestling skills to control the position. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Berg is in close to Jogan's body, working some short punches and elbows. Berg scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Berg postures up in Jogan's guard and throws a big left but Jogan blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Berg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Berg passes to full mount! Berg lands with some strikes. Berg raining down shots from the mount! Berg punishing his opponent with strikes. Berg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jogan looks a forlorn figure.
Berg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jogan taking shots to the head. Berg cracks Jogan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Berg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jogan?
Berg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jogan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Berg lands a nice shot to the head. Berg with a couple of short strikes. Berg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Kristian Berg has got the better of the ground game so far. Berg breaks from Jogan's wrist control and lands an elbow. Berg lands a big elbow. Berg landing punches. Berg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jogan's face.
Berg lands a couple of good shots and Jogan has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Berg really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jogan. Berg scores with punches to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Berg is looking to finish with some ground and pound! Jogan covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Berg connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jogan to escape the position.
Berg scores with strikes from the back.
Berg cracks Jogan with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Jogan from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Berg lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Berg has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Berg punches Jogan on the ear. Jogan covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Berg has Jogan flattened out and is raining down punches. Berg scores with punches and elbows. Berg is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Berg gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Berg gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Berg apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Berg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Kristian Berg's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Berg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jogan defends it nicely. Berg looking to score a takedown here. Jogan is defending well but Berg drives through and ends up in Jogan's guard. Jogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berg. Berg wants to control from the top but Jogan keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Berg scoring with some ground and pound. Berg throwing strikes but missing. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Berg throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berg with a flurry of punches that miss. Berg lands a couple of elbows. Berg scoring with some ground and pound. Jogan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Berg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Jogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berg on the ground. Berg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Berg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Berg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Berg landing some decent shots from guard. Berg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Berg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Roe Jogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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. Berg shoots for a takedown but Jogan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Berg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jogan! Berg cracks Jogan with a big elbow. Berg trying to control the action but Jogan is working from the bottom. Berg working the ground and pound from side control. Jogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jogan tries to get out of the position. Berg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Berg lands a decent elbow from side control. Berg scores with a couple of short elbows. Berg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Berg lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Berg lands a decent elbow from side control. Berg looks up at the clock and then as Jogan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Berg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Berg is working Jogan over with some ground and pound from side control. Berg lands a nice forearm strike. Berg in side control lands a decent elbow. Jogan on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Berg trying to control the position but Jogan is working away. Jogan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jogan taking a bit of punishment here - Berg scoring with strikes. Berg cracks Jogan with a big right hand but Jogan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Berg landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Berg is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Berg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Berg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jogan down.
Berg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Berg lands a nice forearm strike. Jogan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Berg landing shots from mount. Berg with good strikes from the mount here! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Berg unloading with bombs! Berg lands a nice shot to the head. Kristian Berg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Berg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Kristian Berg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Berg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristian Berg!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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