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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Berry (ranked 5740 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Gazimov (ranked 6096 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
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210 lbs
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193 cm
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Berry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Gazimov! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gazimov closes the distance looking to clinch and Berry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berry. Berry content to stall in guard here. Gazimov trying to keep a closed guard but Berry is proving a slippery customer.
Gazimov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gazimov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Berry controls the pace. Gazimov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Berry defends well. Berry is working Gazimov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berry sitting in guard, not really doing much. Gazimov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Berry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Berry wants to pass the guard but Gazimov is keeping the position. Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gazimov's head. Gazimov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berry defends it easily. Berry advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Gazimov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Berry cracks Gazimov with a big elbow. Berry is staying tight to Gazimov's torso, preventing him from escaping. Berry tries for a kimura but Gazimov is defending well. A lull in the action here as Berry stalls from top position. Berry working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gazimov seems a little lost for a moment, as Berry dominates the positioning. Gazimov is looking for a sweep. Berry lands an elbow. You can see the frustration on Gazimov's face as Berry controls the position. Berry working the body and head with strikes. Berry scores with a couple of short elbows. Berry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Gazimov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Berry has just dragged him back down to the mat. Gazimov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Berry connects with a decent elbow. Berry just content to control the position. Berry lands some shots froms side control.
Gazimov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Berry landing strikes. Gazimov is still in real trouble! Can Berry finish him? Berry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gazimov some visible discomfort.
Berry staying calm. Berry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Gazimov is trying to control Berry's posture but Berry avoids it. Gazimov seems to have recovered his senses. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Berry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gazimov's legs. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Berry dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gazimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Berry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Berry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Gazimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berry swats him away and circles back towards the center. Gazimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Berry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Gazimov closes the distance looking to clinch and Berry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berry. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Berry lands a couple of elbows. Berry controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gazimov wants to stand up but Berry is controlling him. Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazimov can do to turn this around? Berry works over Gazimov with some ground and pound from guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Berry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Berry lands a couple of digs. Berry landing some decent shots from guard. Gazimov has his foot on Berry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berry works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Berry distracts Gazimov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Berry postures up and lands a big shot to Gazimov's brow. 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. Berry controlling from the top position. Berry tries to free his leg and advance position but Gazimov is retaining full guard. Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gazimov's head. Berry scoring with some ground and pound. Berry tries to free his leg and advance position but Gazimov is retaining full guard. Gazimov wants to stand up but Berry is controlling him. Berry landing with the ground and pound.
Gazimov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gazimov's head. Berry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Gazimov is still in real trouble! Can Berry finish him? Berry postures up.
Gazimov is breathing heavily. Berry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Berry cracks Gazimov with a solid left hand. Berry controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Berry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Berry postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Gazimov's head off the mat! Gazimov is out! He's out! Berry jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jerry Berry!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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