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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kennith Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kennith Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sampson won't be happy with that.
Sampson is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sampson tries to bench press Berry off him but Berry keeps the position.
The referee asks Berry politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Berry prefers to stall for the moment though.
Berry works to advance to full mount. Sampson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Berry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson wants to control but Berry is having none of it.
Sampson taking shots to the head.
Berry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sampson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sampson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sampson and Berry has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sampson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Berry.
Berry scoring with punches and elbows.
Sampson is trying to control Berry's posture but Berry avoids it.
Berry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sampson seems a little lost for a moment, as Berry dominates the positioning.
Berry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Berry working away.
Berry controls the position from side control.
Sampson can't do much from the bottom here.
Berry controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry decides to stand back up.
Sampson rushes Berry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Berry can't get the takedown.
Sampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sampson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berry is looking to counter punch.
Sampson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sampson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sampson is looking to reverse the position.
Sampson wants to get back to his feet but Berry drags him back down.
Sampson is letting Berry control him for a moment.
Berry working the ground and pound from side control.
Berry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Berry working the strikes but Sampson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is thwarting Sampson's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Berry.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berry lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Berry there.
Sampson is trying to maintain the position but Berry is very close to passing his half guard.
Berry stops Sampson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Berry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Berry connects with a nice short shot to Sampson's temple.
Berry stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sampson tries to clinch but Berry is having none of it.
Berry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Berry wants a takedown but no success here.
Berry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sampson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kennith Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry tries to circle away but Sampson has him pinned against the cage.
Sampson breaks from the clinch.
Berry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kennith Berry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sampson misses with a takedown
and Berry moves into the clinch.
Sampson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berry avoids it.
Berry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sampson has him pressed against the cage.
Sampson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sampson trying to control the position but instead, Berry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sampson into the cage.
Sampson misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Berry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sampson defending well though.
Berry could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sampson manages to get to full guard.
Sampson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry cracks Sampson with a solid left hand.
Sampson wants to sweep but no luck.
Sampson is looking for a triangle but Berry pushes his legs off easily.
Sampson being controlled here, momentarily.
Berry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Berry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sampson for as long as he can get away with.
Berry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sampson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sampson wants to stand and escape but Berry is having none of it.
Sampson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Berry is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A short right from Berry.
Sampson has had enough of the clinch but Berry keeps him there for the moment.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Berry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Berry enables Sampson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Berry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Berry looking for a sweep. Not yet Berry, not yet.
Sampson looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sampson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sampson is controlling him.
Sampson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Berry is looking for a sweep.
Sampson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Berry's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sampson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sampson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sampson decides to stand back up. Sampson steps back and let's Berry get back to his feet.
Sampson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sampson closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson tries to land knees in the clinch but Berry avoids the damage to the body.
Berry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sampson.
Kennith Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Sampson.
Sampson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sampson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
Sampson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Berry controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Sampson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sampson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
Sampson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Berry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sampson sprawls well initially but Berry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Berry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson manages to get to full guard.
Berry content to stall in guard here.
Sampson controls Berry momentarily but Berry frees himself.
Sampson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sampson being controlled here, momentarily.
Berry lands a couple of elbows.
Kennith Berry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sampson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sampson can do to turn this around?
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.
Berry is stalling in the full guard.
Sampson is working an open guard so Berry takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sampson clinches with his opponent.
Sampson pulls guard effortlessly.
Berry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Berry's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Berry drops back looking for a leg! Sampson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sampson manages to kick Berry off! Berry jumps back into Sampson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson trying to control the position.
Berry stands up over Sampson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Berry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Berry is in close to Sampson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sampson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Berry controls the pace.
Sampson trying to keep a closed guard but Berry is proving a slippery customer.
Berry is looking to work some ground and pound but Sampson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berry chips away with some ground and pound.
Berry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Berry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sampson tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berry prevents Sampson from getting back to his feet.
Berry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berry chips away with some ground and pound.
Berry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kennith Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kennith Berry!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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