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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chi Berry (ranked 7560 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Saunders (ranked 5699 p4p, 0 weight class). James Saunders is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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279 lbs
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193 cm
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chi Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saunders defends it nicely.
James Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders shoots in and gets a takedown into Berry's guard.
Saunders not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders passes Berry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Saunders looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Saunders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saunders is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saunders lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Saunders in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Saunders passes to side control.
Berry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Berry struggling a bit here.
Saunders working the ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Chi Berry has been cut.
Saunders wants to stand but Berry is controlling his arm.
Saunders working the body and head with strikes.
Saunders wants to stand but Berry is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Saunders sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saunders's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Saunders looking for a guillotine from mount but Berry is having none of it.
BOOM! Saunders connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saunders working for a guillotine from mount but Berry is in no mood to give up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saunders punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Saunders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chi Berry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saunders throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Berry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saunders is in Berry's guard.
Berry is rocked!
Chi Berry's cut is getting worse.
Saunders postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Berry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James Saunders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berry has a closed guard, preventing Saunders from standing up.
Saunders works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Berry could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Saunders uses his free foot to push down on Berry's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Berry.
Saunders working for a submission but Berry is keeping him at bay.
Saunders is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Berry is surviving well by controlling Saunders's body position as best he can.
Saunders drops a big elbow. That's hurt Berry! More shots from Saunders and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Saunders!
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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
32% |
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