Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: 8L 65 - Babyface
Date: Apr 17, 2021

#R1##CL#
Buchanan moves into the clinch.
Berkley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buchanan pushes Berkley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkley.
Berkley throws an elbow that misses.
Berkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berkley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan lands a body shot.
Berkley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buchanan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Berkley has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanan.
Berkley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buchanan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berkley's efforts to push away.
Berkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan blocks an elbow strike from Berkley.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buchanan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Berkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berkley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buchanan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Berkley can turn it around.
Berkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Buchanan has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Berkley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buchanan's brow.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Berkley. #BC2#
Berkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buchanan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Berkley.
Buchanan throws a sloppy head kick and Berkley moves out of range easily.
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
Berkley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Buchanan.
Berkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Buchanan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Buchanan has closed the distance and engaged Berkley in a clinch.
Berkley lands an elbow just above Buchanan 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like Ross Buchanan has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkley.
Buchanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Berkley is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling him.#T2#
Berkley working hard to break the clinch.
Berkley blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Berkley wants to break free but Buchanan has control.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Berkley.
Berkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Buchanan has double underhooks.
Berkley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Berkley.
Buchanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berkley blocking some punches.
Berkley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buchanan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buchanan lands a body shot.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Buchanan has double underhooks.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan pushes Berkley back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Berkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Buchanan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Buchanan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Buchanan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Buchanan clinches with his opponent.
Berkley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buchanan has him pressed against the ropes.
Buchanan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buchanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
Berkley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ross Buchanan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Berkley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buchanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as Berkley controls the action.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Berkley blocks an uppercut.
Berkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Buchanan prevents Berkley from breaking the clinch.
Berkley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan is looking to slow Berkley down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buchanan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Berkley scores with a jab.#CL#
Buchanan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Buchanan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Berkley has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanan.
Berkley working hard to break the clinch.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berkley.
Berkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berkley is trying to maintain a safe position but Buchanan gets an underhook and turns Berkley into the ropes.
Berkley working hard to break the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Berkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berkley has had enough of the clinch but Buchanan keeps him there for the moment.
Buchanan lands with a right to the head.
Berkley blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan pushes Berkley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berkley throws an elbow that misses.
Berkley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Buchanan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
Berkley throws an elbow but it misses.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berkley.
Berkley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buchanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berkley can do to turn this around?
Berkley throws a head kick that misses.
Berkley ducks under a wild hook from Buchanan.
Buchanan slips under a jab from Berkley.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Buchanan. Those never looked like landing.
Berkley slips under a jab from Buchanan.
Buchanan is looking to land body kicks.
Berkley throws out a counter right but Buchanan avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Berkley.
Buchanan throws a shot from downtown. Berkley moves away and avoids it.
Buchanan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buchanan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Buchanan takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Buchanan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Buchanan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##CL#
Buchanan clinches up with Berkley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Berkley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berkley blocking some punches.
Buchanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Berkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Buchanan.
Berkley wants to get back to striking at distance but Buchanan won't allow it.
Buchanan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buchanan lands a nice uppercut.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Buchanan tries to throw a body punch but Berkley avoids it by throwing Buchanan back against the ropes.
Berkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berkley lands an elbow that stopped Buchanan in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Buchanan as the two fighters clinch.
Berkley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berkley tries to clinch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Berkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Buchanan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Buchanan checks a low kick from Berkley.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Berkley misses. #CL#
Buchanan has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berkley can pounce on him.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the body
and Berkley counters with a stiff right hand.
Buchanan misses with a kick to the body.
Buchanan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Berkley counters with a stiff right hand.
Buchanan misses with a body punch
and Berkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ross Buchanan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. #CL#
Buchanan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berkley, pushing him back against the ropes.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Berkley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Berkley is trying to break free.#T2##BC2#
Berkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Berkley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berkley misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Buchanan closes the distance and pushes Berkley back into the ropes.
Berkley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Buchanan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Buchanan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Berkley blocks it.
Benjamin Berkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buchanan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanan.
Berkley prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan lands a nice uppercut.
Buchanan avoids the elbow strike from Berkley, against the ropes.
Buchanan pushes Berkley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berkley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ross Buchanan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buchanan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!

Ross Buchanan wins by unanimous decision!
Ross Buchanan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: 8L 59 - Neill
Date: Mar 17, 2021

#R1#
Boogie misses with a hook.
Berkley flicks out a counter leg kick but Boogie steps away.
Nice uppercut there from Boogie.
Boogie slips a jab and a cross from Berkley.
Boogie misses with an uppercut. Berkley saw that one coming.
Berkley missing with a left hand there. Boogie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boogie lands with a cross.
Berkley misses with a leg kick
and Boogie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boogie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berkley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boogie connects with a body shot.
Boogie cracks Berkley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Berkley closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boogie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berkley's efforts to push away.
Berkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Boogie has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Berkley throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Berkley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berkley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Ace Boogie has been cut.
Boogie keeps control of Berkley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Berkley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boogie tries to stall but Berkley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boogie tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Berkley lands a nice elbow. #BC2#
Berkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Boogie misses.
Berkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boogie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boogie throws a big shot that misses.
Boogie misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berkley! But no joy.
Boogie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boogie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boogie throws a body punch but Berkley moves out of range.
Boogie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Berkley duly obliges.
Berkley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boogie.
Berkley tries to clinch but Boogie moves out of range. #T2#
Boogie scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Boogie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boogie throws a big counter combination but Berkley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Berkley misses.
Boogie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Berkley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Berkley scores with a leg kick.
Berkley misses with a low kick.
Berkley is looking to clinch but Boogie is avoiding it.
Boogie blocks a jab.
Boogie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boogie keeps the fight on the outside.
Boogie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boogie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berkley staying out of range there.
It seemed like Berkley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berkley's coach down at Zoowie's Funhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Berkley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Berkley misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Boogie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ace Boogie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkley darts in trying to clinch
and Boogie counters with a nice uppercut.
Berkley moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Boogie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Boogie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boogie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benjamin Berkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boogie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berkley! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Berkley.
Boogie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berkley can do to turn this around?
Berkley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boogie throws a hook but Berkley avoids it easily.
No joy there for Berkley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Boogie.
Boogie throws a lazy right hand but Berkley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boogie. Berkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkley is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley swinging wildly here.
Boogie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berkley in his tracks.
Nice jab there from Boogie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boogie lands an overhand right.#T1#
Boogie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boogie looks to land a combination but Berkley avoids it well.
Berkley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boogie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Berkley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL2#
Berkley clinches up against the ropes.
Boogie lands a hook that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Berkley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boogie's brow.
Boogie tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Boogie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boogie tries to throw a body punch but Berkley avoids it by throwing Boogie back against the ropes.
Boogie stalls.
Berkley is trying to break the clinch but Boogie is controlling him.
Berkley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boogie has him pressed against the ropes.
Boogie blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right from Boogie. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boogie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berkley's elbow.
Berkley working aggressively here.
Berkley misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Boogie.
Berkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Boogie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boogie struggles to land a body shot inside as Berkley controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Berkley throws an elbow but misses. #BC#
Boogie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Boogie.
Berkley closes the distance but Boogie moves to the side
and Boogie counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Berkley misses.
Berkley scores with a nice strike.
Boogie misses with a hook.
Berkley ducks under a wild hook from Boogie.
Berkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boogie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Boogie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Boogie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berkley.
Boogie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Berkley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boogie scrambles back to his feet.
Berkley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Berkley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boogie.
Berkley throws a push kick but Boogie slaps the foot to one side.
Boogie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boogie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berkley swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Boogie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boogie misses with a wild body shot.
Boogie moves out of range of the strikes.
Boogie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boogie throws the left hand but Berkley avoids the punch easily.
Berkley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkley misses the target. #T1#
Berkley wants to clinch.
Berkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boogie.
Boogie slips under a jab from Berkley.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boogie throws a right hand that Berkley ducks under and follows up with a left that Berkley also avoids with ease.
Boogie works over Berkley's head and body with a nice combination.
Boogie throws a front kick aimed at Berkley's knee but Berkley avoids it well.
Ace Boogie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boogie's corner calls for a 1-2. Boogie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Berkley looks to land a combination but Boogie avoids it well.
Berkley looks to throw the jab but Boogie is out of range.
A slow jab from Boogie misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Berkley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from Boogie.
Berkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Boogie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boogie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Berkley misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Boogie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boogie misses with a straight right.
Berkley takes one on the button.
Berkley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berkley throws the left hand but Boogie avoids the punch easily.
Benjamin Berkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkley slips a straight right by Boogie.
Berkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boogie looks to land a left hand but Berkley moved out of range nicely.
Berkley unleashes a big counter combination but Boogie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ace Boogie is winning the standup battle so far.
Berkley is looking to chop away at Boogie's legs.
Berkley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Berkley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Boogie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boogie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Ace Boogie!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Ace Boogie!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Ace Boogie!

Ace Boogie wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Ace Boogie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: 8L 55 - Lawn mower
Date: Feb 27, 2021

#R1#
Berkley throws an overhand right that lands on Cinimod's shoulder, as Cinimod tries to avoid the shot.
Cinimod misses with a looping right.
Cinimod throws a looping overhand right but Berkley ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Berkley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berkley works the jab nicely.
Cinimod looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Berkley staying out of range there.#CL2#
Berkley closes the distance and clinches.
Berkley working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT2#It looks like Dominic Cinimod has been cut.#BC2#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cinimod connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berkley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Berkley avoids the body shot from Cinimod.
Berkley moves away from the strike by Cinimod.
Cinimod misses with a straight left.
Cinimod misses with a looping right.
Cinimod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berkley thuds his right hand into Cinimod's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cinimod slips a jab and a cross from Berkley. #CL#
Cinimod closes the distance and pushes Berkley back into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Berkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Cinimod thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Berkley gets tackled into the ropes by Cinimod. Cinimod maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cinimod throws a lazy uppercut
and Berkley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cinimod misses with a hook. Berkley ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berkley.
A big right from Cinimod misses.
Cinimod misses with a looping left.
Berkley scores with a head kick.
Cinimod throws an overhand right that lands on Berkley's shoulder, as Berkley tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Berkley closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Berkley breaks the clinch.
Cinimod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berkley.
Berkley slips a straight right by Cinimod.
Dominic Cinimod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cinimod's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cinimod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cinimod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cinimod darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Berkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cinimod misses with a body shot.
Berkley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cinimod steps away.#CL2#
Berkley closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Berkley breaks the clinch.
Berkley throws a series of punches but Cinimod avoids them all with ease.
Berkley defending well as Cinimod loads up on a big left hand.
Berkley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cinimod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cinimod uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cinimod misses with a body shot.
Berkley throws a jab when Cinimod was well out of range.
Cinimod swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cinimod uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cinimod listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cinimod misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cinimod scores with a jab. Berkley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Cinimod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cinimod backing away here, and Berkley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Cinimod misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Berkley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab, jab by Cinimod - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Cinimod dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Cinimod's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Berkley checks a leg kick.
Berkley throws out a counter right but Cinimod avoids it with no problem.
Cinimod ducks under a wild hook from Berkley.
A big left from Berkley misses.
It looked like Cinimod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Berkley.
Dominic Cinimod is winning the standup battle so far.
Berkley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Berkley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berkley misses with a two punch combination.
Berkley throws out a loose jab but Cinimod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Cinimod.
Berkley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Berkley.
Cinimod misses with a hook. Berkley ducked under it nicely.
Berkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cinimod.
Cinimod misses with a straight left.
Berkley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Cinimod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Berkley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cinimod connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berkley scrambles back to his feet.
Cinimod is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T1#
Cinimod swats away the attempt to clinch by Berkley.
Berkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cinimod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berkley.
Danga de danga de dang - Berkley scores with a four punch combination!
Cinimod lands with an overhand left.
Cinimod ducks under a wild hook from Berkley.
Cinimod throws a looping overhand right but Berkley ducks down to avoid it.
Cinimod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berkley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #ROC2#Cinimod is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Cinimod.
Oh Cinimod is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD#
Cinimod staggers Berkley with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Berkley looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Cinimod seems to have got his legs back now.#ROC#Berkley is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cinimod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berkley.
Berkley is still on wobbly legs! Can Cinimod finish him?
Berkley ducks under a wild hook from Cinimod.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berkley! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Cinimod.
Cinimod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berkley can do to turn this around?
Berkley is looking to clinch but Cinimod is avoiding it.
Berkley cracks Cinimod with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berkley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
Berkley slips under a jab from Cinimod.
Berkley throws a counter combo.
Berkley seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Cinimod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cinimod looks to land a right hand but Berkley moved out of range.
Berkley tries to clinch but Cinimod is having none of it.
Cinimod throws an overhand right that lands on Berkley's shoulder, as Berkley tries to avoid the shot.
Cinimod misses with a looping right.
Benjamin Berkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Berkley rushes Cinimod and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cinimod lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Cinimod.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berkley. #BC2#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cinimod digs a good hook to Berkley's body.
Berkley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cinimod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cinimod works the jab nicely.
Berkley moves away from the strike by Cinimod.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Cinimod dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Cinimod's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.#R3#
Berkley slips under a jab from Cinimod.
Berkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Cinimod misses with a wild body shot.
Cinimod misses with a wild body shot.
Cinimod looks to land a left hand but Berkley moved out of range nicely.
Berkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cinimod.
Cinimod misses with an uppercut. Berkley saw that one coming.
Berkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cinimod lands a glancing blow to the side of Berkley's head.
Cinimod misses with a hook
enabling Berkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cinimod.
Cinimod loads up on a big right hand but Berkley slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley throws a chopping leg kick but Cinimod manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL#
Cinimod clinches up with Berkley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cinimod misses with some punches. #BC2#
Berkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cinimod throws a leg kick
and Berkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cinimod walks into a left hand. #T1#
Cinimod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cinimod misses the shot to the body.
Cinimod throws a hook but Berkley avoids it easily.
Berkley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Berkley misses
enabling Cinimod to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Berkley.
Berkley throws a jab when Cinimod was well out of range.
Cinimod moves out of range of the strikes.
Cinimod rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Berkley counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Cinimod gets tackled into the ropes by Berkley. Berkley maintains the clinch.
Berkley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Berkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cinimod lands a glancing blow to the side of Berkley's head.
Cinimod misses with an uppercut.
Cinimod misses with a jab, cross combination. #T2#
Berkley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cinimod lands a jab.
Berkley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berkley slips under a jab from Cinimod.
Berkley connects with a quick right hand that sends Cinimod tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benjamin Berkley!
Benjamin Berkley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: 8L 51 - Ryan
Date: Feb 06, 2021

#R1#
Berkley moves out of range as Nagashima strikes.
Nagashima just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Berkley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagashima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berkley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Berkley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CL#
Berkley closes the distance and clinches.
Nagashima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nagashima pushes Berkley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Berkley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Berkley lands an elbow just above Nagashima 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Kazuhisa Nagashima has been cut.
Berkley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Berkley blocks a body shot from Nagashima.
Nagashima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagashima lands an elbow inside that Berkley shrugs off.
Nagashima blocks an elbow strike from Berkley. #BC#
Berkley breaks from the clinch.
Berkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagashima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berkley.
Berkley ducks right into an uppercut from Nagashima. #T1##CL#
Nagashima gets tackled into the ropes by Berkley. Berkley maintains the clinch.
Berkley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nagashima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nagashima looking to throw knees to the head but Berkley is blocking nicely.
Nagashima scores with a hook to the body.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but Berkley blocks it.
Nagashima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Berkley lands a damaging elbow.
Berkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Berkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagashima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Berkley.
Berkley throws a right and a left that Nagashima avoids nicely.
Nagashima lands an overhand right.#CL#
Berkley closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berkley is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nagashima.
Nagashima cracks Berkley with a nice body shot.
Berkley has had enough of the clinch but Nagashima keeps him there for the moment.
Nagashima lands a damaging elbow. #T2#
Berkley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berkley blocks a body shot from Nagashima.
Nagashima blocks an elbow strike.
Nagashima misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Nagashima.
Berkley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nagashima has Berkley pressed against the ropes, preventing Berkley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Berkley breaks from the clinch.
Nagashima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berkley. That's going to slow Nagashima down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagashima. Berkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkley throws a quick counter head kick but Nagashima was just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagashima. That's going to slow Berkley down.
Nagashima misses with a hook.#CL#
Berkley rushes Nagashima and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagashima lands a knee to the head.
Berkley pushes off an throws an elbow but Nagashima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Berkley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagashima backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Berkley manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kazuhisa Nagashima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazuhisa Nagashima's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Berkley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berkley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Berkley moves into the clinch.
Berkley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nagashima throws a head punch that misses.
Nagashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berkleys head. #BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagashima thuds his right hand into Berkley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Berkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagashima.
Nagashima throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Berkley closes the distance and clinches.
Berkley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berkley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berkley falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nagashima counter with a right hand. #T1#
Nagashima walks into a jab.#CL#
Berkley rushes Nagashima and presses him up against the ropes.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berkley avoids it.
Nagashima avoids the elbow strike from Berkley, against the ropes.
Berkley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch.
Benjamin Berkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Berkley rushes Nagashima and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Berkley has had enough of the clinch but Nagashima keeps him there for the moment.
Nagashima misses with some punches.
Kazuhisa Nagashima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berkley's elbow.
Berkley is trying to push Nagashima away but Nagashima has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nagashima tries to work over Berkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body.
Berkley avoiding damage as Nagashima throws knees to the body.
Nagashima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
Berkley working aggressively here.
Nagashima has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Berkley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nagashima can turn it around.#BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Berkley gets tackled into the ropes by Nagashima. Nagashima maintains the clinch.
Berkley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#T2#
Nagashima tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkley tries to break free but Nagashima pushes him back against the ropes.
Nagashima blocking some punches.
Berkley misses with the head strike.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Berkley breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Berkley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nagashima, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nagashima lands with a left to the head.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nagashima is leaning against Berkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nagashima trying to control the position but instead, Berkley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nagashima into the ropes.#BC#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Nagashima lands.
Berkley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Berkley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nagashima fakes the leg kick and cracks Berkley in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuhisa Nagashima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazuhisa Nagashima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Berkley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nagashima throws a shot from downtown. Berkley moves away and avoids it.
Nagashima misses with a low kick.
Nagashima just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Berkley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nagashima blocks an elbow strike.
Nagashima lands with a left to the head.
Nagashima tries to throw a body punch but Berkley avoids it by throwing Nagashima back against the ropes.
Berkley working hard to break the clinch.
Nagashima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nagashima misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berkley lands a jab to the head.
Nagashima scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Nagashima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berkley, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nagashima lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Nagashima taking a breather.
Berkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagashima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nagashima tries to work over Berkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berkley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Berkley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nagashima blocks an elbow strike from Berkley.
Berkley throws an elbow that misses.
Nagashima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Berkley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Berkley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nagashima is trying to stall.
Nagashima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berkley wants to break free but Nagashima has control.
Nagashima scores with a shoulder strike.
Nagashima has Berkley pressed against the ropes, preventing Berkley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Berkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Nagashima instigates a clinch.
Nagashima avoids a wild elbow strike from Berkley.
Berkley tries to circle away but Nagashima has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Nagashima on the inside. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagashima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berkley's efforts to push away.
Berkley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nagashima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
Nagashima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nagashima tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Berkley lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Nagashima. #CUT2#It looks like Benjamin Berkley has been cut.
Nagashima lands an uppercut.
Berkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagashima has double underhooks.
Berkley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagashima has him pressed against the ropes.#BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benjamin Berkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagashima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berkley checks it well.
Nagashima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Berkley throws a big shot that misses.
Nagashima throws a body punch but Berkley moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Nagashima. #CL2#
Nagashima rushes Berkley and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuhisa Nagashima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nagashima 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Kazuhisa Nagashima!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Kazuhisa Nagashima!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Kazuhisa Nagashima!

Kazuhisa Nagashima wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kazuhisa Nagashima made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: 8L 47 - Pope
Date: Jan 16, 2021

#R1##CL#
Berkley tries to keep at a distance but Boogie has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Berkley manages to break the clinch.
Berkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boogie.
Some wild striking there from Berkley.
Boogie missing with a left hand there. Berkley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boogie throws a lazy body kick
and Berkley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Berkley misses with a double jab
and Boogie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berkley throws a head kick but Boogie moves out of range.
Boogie cracks Berkley with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boogie lands a really nice looking cross but Berkley seems unphased. #T1#
Boogie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Boogie misses its intended target.
Berkley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boogie.
Boogie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Boogie pushes Berkley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Berkley lands an elbow inside that Boogie shrugs off. #CUT2#It looks like Ace Boogie has been cut.#BC2#
Berkley breaks from the clinch.
Boogie with a jab.
Boogie lands a glancing blow to the side of Berkley's head.
Boogie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boogie lands a jab to Berkley's midsection.
Boogie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Berkley slips under a jab.
Boogie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berkley is able to avoid easily.
Berkley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Boogie. That's going to slow Berkley down.
Berkley throws a nice looking combination but Boogie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berkley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boogie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boogie avoids the head kick by Berkley.
Berkley misses with a combination
letting Boogie counter with a right hand.
Boogie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boogie throws a push kick but Berkley slaps the foot to one side.
Berkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boogie.
Boogie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Boogie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Boogie lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Berkley.
Berkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boogie throws out the jab.
Berkley unleashes a big counter combination but Boogie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boogie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berkley manages to avoid it.
Boogie lands with a straight right. Berkley didn't see that one coming.
Berkley throws a sloppy head kick and Boogie moves out of range easily.
Berkley throws a series of punches but Boogie avoids them all with ease.
Boogie tried to counter with a leg kick but Berkley avoided it.
Berkley throws a combination that misses
and Boogie counters with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin Berkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Berkley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boogie.
Berkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boogie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boogie scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Boogie looks to land a left hand but Berkley moved out of range nicely.
Boogie scores with a jab to the body.
Boogie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boogie's corner calls for a 1-2. Boogie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Berkley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boogie counters with a nice body shot.
Ace Boogie is winning the standup battle so far.
Berkley throws a sloppy head kick
and Boogie counters with a stiff right hand.
Berkley throws a sloppy head kick
and Boogie counters with a straight right hand.
Berkley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berkley misses with a left hand
and Boogie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boogie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Boogie.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berkley thuds his shin into the meat of Boogie's side.
Boogie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boogie misses with a series of wild punches.
Berkley throws a nice looking combination but Boogie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Boogie misses the target.
Boogie avoids the head kick by Berkley.
Berkley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boogie misses with the combination.
Berkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Boogie counters with a quick kick to the body but Berkley blocks it.
Boogie blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Boogie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Boogie throws an off balance right hand
and Berkley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boogie moves away from the strike by Berkley.
Boogie is looking to counter punch.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Boogie breaks the clinch.
Berkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boogie misses with a wild combination.
Berkley scores with a jab. Boogie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Boogie misses.
And Berkley responds with a good body kick, but Boogie manages to step out the way in time.
Boogie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berkley can do to turn this around?#T1#
Berkley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berkley moves forwards but Boogie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boogie fails to land with a series of punches.
Berkley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boogie moves out of range of the body kick from Berkley.
Berkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boogie misses the jab.
Ace Boogie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Berkley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boogie misses with a low kick.
Boogie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berkley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Berkley is predictable there
enabling Boogie to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Boogie jabs Berkley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boogie tries to land a front kick but Berkley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berkley throws a series of punches but Boogie avoids them all with ease.
Boogie throws a big counter combination but Berkley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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!
A slow jab from Boogie misses its intended target. #CL#
Boogie gets a clinch. #BC2#
Berkley breaks from the clinch.
Boogie scores with a hook.
Benjamin Berkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berkley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boogie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Berkley backs up against the ropes.
A jab from Boogie does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Boogie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boogie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Ace Boogie!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Ace Boogie!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Ace Boogie!

Ace Boogie wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Ace Boogie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Eight Limbs XXXIV - Igor Dolla
Date: Nov 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard swings for the body but Berkley moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berkley catches Bastard napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Bastard goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Benjamin Berkley!
Our winner, Benjamin Berkley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Eight Limbs XXVII - Watershed
Date: Oct 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Maul blocks the low kick.
Maul is looking to counter punch.
Berkley checks a low kick from Maul.
Berkley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Berkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
Berkley thinks about the counter body kick.
A punch combination from Berkley misses.
Maul avoids the head kick by Berkley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley ducks under a wild hook from Maul.#CL#
Maul moves into the clinch successfully.
Berkley blocks an elbow strike.
Maul lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Berkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Maul.
Maul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berkley working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berkley.
Berkley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Berkley working aggressively here.
Maul landing knees to the head. #CUT#It looks like Benjamin Berkley has been cut.
Maul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berkley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maul digs a right hand underneath Berkley's ribcage. Berkley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Berkley blocks it.
Berkley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maul lands a hook that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but Berkley blocks with his arms.
Maul lands a nice elbow.
Berkley throws an elbow that misses.
Maul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC2#
Berkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berkley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T2#
Maul avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Maul was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Berkley.
Maul seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Berkley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maul blocks a head kick by Berkley.
Berkley throws the kick towards the body but Maul avoids it.
Maul dodges the punch combination from Berkley.
Berkley slips a jab from Maul.
Maul walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berkley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berkley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Maul.
Berkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Maul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tang Maul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Berkley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Maul looks to throw the jab but Berkley is out of range.
As Maul backs off Berkley throws a huge counter combo but Maul manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Berkley does no damage.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkley throws a right and a left that Maul avoids nicely.
Maul is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Berkley.
Maul lands with a shot to the body.
Maul lands a jab to Berkley's midsection.
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
Berkley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maul jabs Berkley right on the nose. Berkley blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maul throwing a counter right hand but Berkley manages to avoid it.
Benjamin Berkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berkley throws a right and a left that Maul avoids nicely.
Maul scores with a jab.#T1#
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berkley moves away.
Berkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Berkley drops his hands momentarily and Maul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Maul misses.
Berkley checks a low kick from Maul.
Berkley throws out a counter right but Maul avoids it with no problem.
Berkley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tang Maul is winning the standup battle so far.
Berkley misses with a double jab.
Maul with a nice cross.
Berkley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berkley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2#
Berkley misses with a low kick.
Berkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Berkley tries to get set, Maul tries to push him back and clinch up but Berkley manages to avoid the attempt.
Berkley throws a right and a left that Maul avoids nicely.
Maul blocks a head kick by Berkley.
Maul cracks Berkley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#Berkley is rocked!
Maul misses with a body shot.
Berkley is still on wobbly legs! Can Maul finish him?
Maul throws a right hand that misses
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berkley seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Maul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Maul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berkley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maul's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tang Maul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Berkley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Berkley takes one to the side of the head.
Berkley ducks right into an uppercut from Maul.
Berkley misses with a straight right.
Maul's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berkley under the eye.#CL#
Maul has closed the distance and engaged Berkley in a clinch.
Maul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Berkley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Maul lands an elbow inside.
Maul is leaning against Berkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berkley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maul blocks the elbow strike.
Berkley wants to break free but Maul has control.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maul.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkley misses with an elbow strike.
Berkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maul backwards. #T1#
Maul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maul is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maul lands a hook that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
Maul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maul lands a damaging elbow.
Maul misses with a knee strike.
Maul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Maul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berkley can do to turn this around?
Maul misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berkley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berkley checks a leg kick nicely.
Berkley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maul motions for Berkley to come forward. Maul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berkley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Maul lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maul was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maul scores with a jab to the body.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Berkley moves away and avoids it.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berkley.
Berkley jabs Maul right on the nose. Maul blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Berkley gets tackled into the ropes by Maul. Maul maintains the clinch.
Berkley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maul's defenses.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berkley.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Berkley throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tang Maul clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Berkley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Berkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maul circles away quickly and effectively.
Berkley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berkley misses with a few strikes there. #CL#
Maul closes the distance and pushes Berkley back into the ropes.
Maul lands an elbow just above Berkley 's eye.
Maul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berkley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC2#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berkley throws a leg kick
and Maul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin Berkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkley throws a right hand that misses
letting Maul counter with a right hand. #CL#
Berkley tries to keep at a distance but Maul has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkley is trying to force a seperation but Maul has the dominant position.
Maul landing knees to the body. #T1#
Maul lands an elbow inside that Berkley shrugs off.
Maul lands a nice knee to the body.
Berkley takes an elbow to the temple.
Maul connects with a knee to the head.
Maul connects with a knee to the head.
Maul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Maul throws an elbow but misses.
Berkley is trying to push Maul away but Maul has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Berkley is trying to break the clinch but Maul is controlling him.
Maul trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berkley's brow.
Maul lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Berkley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Berkley manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Berkley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkley blocks the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Berkley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Maul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berkley, pushing him back against the ropes.#T2#
Maul gets through Berkley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berkley or not.
Maul is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Berkley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Berkley fails to land.
Maul scores with a knee to the head.
Maul content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Berkley wants to break free but Maul has control.
Maul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC2#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maul misses with a series of wild punches.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Berkley moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berkley throws out a loose jab but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tang Maul had his way with Benjamin Berkley in that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Berkley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Maul jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maul tried to counter with a leg kick but Berkley avoided it.
Maul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Berkley moves away and avoids it.
Berkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul lands a nice shot that snaps Berkley's head back.
Berkley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berkley is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Maul closes the distance and pushes Berkley back into the ropes.
Maul dodges an elbow strike from Berkley.
Berkley lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Berkley pushes Maul back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berkley avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Berkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maul missing with knees to the body.
Maul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berkley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berkley avoids a wild elbow strike from Maul.
Tang Maul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Berkley throws an elbow but it misses. #BC2#
Berkley breaks the clinch. #CL#
Maul clinches up with Berkley and pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Berkley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berkley is defending well for now.
Berkley blocks a body shot from Maul.
Maul trying to land knees to the body.
Berkley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Berkley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maul crunches a lovely knee into Berkley's ribcage.
Berkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berkley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mauls head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Maul throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Berkley misses with an elbow over the top.
Maul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Berkley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Maul missing with knees to the body.
Berkley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berkley pushes off an throws an elbow but Maul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Berkley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Berkley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maul can't find room to land a body shot as Berkley controls the action.
Benjamin Berkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maul lands a body punch.
Maul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maul.
Maul landing knees to the head.
Berkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Maul utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tang Maul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tang Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maul has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Tang Maul!

Tang Maul wins by unanimous decision!
Tang Maul retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Tang Maul thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Eight Limbs XXIII- Faltermayer
Date: Sep 27, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkley wants to slow Fairtex down by chopping away at his legs.
Fairtex scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good standup being displayed there by Berkley as he connects with a hook.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut. Berkley saw that one coming.
Berkley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fairtex just manages to avoid it.
Fairtex just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berkley loads up on a big right hand but Fairtex slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Fairtex's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairtex. Berkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairtex plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fairtex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berkley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fairtex throws a looping overhand right but Berkley ducks down to avoid it.
Fairtex throws a body punch but Berkley moves out of range.
Fairtex takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Berkley throws a right hand that Fairtex ducks under and follows up with a left that Fairtex also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkley throws a leg kick but Fairtex sees it coming and moves out of range.
Berkley misses with a low kick. #T1#
Berkley ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
Berkley tried to score with a low kick but Fairtex checks it.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairtex has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fairtex slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fairtex dips to his left and cracks Berkley with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Fairtex.
Berkley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fairtex stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fairtex scores with a shot to the body.
Fairtex misses with a hook
and Berkley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fairtex throws the left hand but Berkley avoids the punch easily.
Berkley misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Fairtex forces Berkley back against the ropes and clinches.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkley blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Berkley lands a right hand. #T2#
Fairtex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fairtex lands with a left to the head.
Berkley misses with an elbow strike. #BC#
Berkley manages to break the clinch.
Fairtex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berkley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Berkley tries to land a front kick but Fairtex steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fairtex misses with a looping right.
Berkley ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
A counter left hand to the body from Berkley misses its target.
Berkley misses with a body shot.
Berkley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex slips a jab from Berkley.
Fairtex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berkley.
Fairtex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berkley keeps Fairtex at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex throws a leg kick which misses Berkley's front leg but catches the back leg as Berkley tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sitthichai Fairtex dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Berkley darts in trying to clinch
and Fairtex counters with a straight right hand.
Fairtex waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berkley.
Fairtex slips under a jab from Berkley.
Fairtex lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy body kick from Berkley
and Fairtex counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fairtex misses the jab.
Berkley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berkley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley tries a head kick but it misses.
Berkley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fairtex tries to work over Berkley's front leg with a kick but Berkley checks it.
Fairtex uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Berkley has time to react.
Fairtex doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Fairtex keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fairtex throws out a counter right but Berkley avoids it with no problem.
Berkley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fairtex uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Berkley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fairtex goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berkley throws a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Fairtex. That snapped Berkley's head back.
Berkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berkley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice body punch from Fairtex.
Fairtex slips under a jab from Berkley.
Fairtex scores with a punch to the head.
Berkley lands a nice looking body kick.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T2#
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Berkley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Berkley misses the target.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex throws a hook but Berkley blocks it.
Fairtex misses with a hook. Berkley ducked under it nicely.
Berkley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitthichai Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berkley.
Berkley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fairtex looks to throw the jab but Berkley is out of range.
Sitthichai Fairtex seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fairtex fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick from Fairtex, right into the meat of the thigh.
Berkley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkley misses with a double jab. #CL2#
Fairtex darts in and clinches Berkley up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Berkley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sitthichai Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Fairtex.
Fairtex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berkley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berkley swinging wildly here.
Fairtex throws a shot from downtown. Berkley moves away and avoids it.
Berkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Fairtex misses its intended target.
Berkley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fairtex sizes up Berkley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Well,Berkley is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Fairtex swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berkley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fairtex cracks Berkley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairtex. #T1#
Fairtex avoids the head kick by Berkley.
Berkley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fairtex throws a jab when Berkley was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Berkley.
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
Berkley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fairtex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berkley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berkley misses with an uppercut.
Fairtex fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Fairtex lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Berkley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Berkley misses.
Berkley avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
As Fairtex looks to move away, Berkley throws a big counter combo but Fairtex just gets out of the way.
Sitthichai Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Fairtex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairtex moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairtex catches Berkley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fairtex.
Nice shot lands for Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a lazy uppercut
and Berkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Berkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin Berkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkley staggers Fairtex with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Fairtex looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Berkley is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benjamin Berkley!
Benjamin Berkley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Eight Limbs XV
Date: Aug 22, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slugger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berkley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slugger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Slugger looks to move away, Berkley throws a big counter combo but Slugger just gets out of the way.
Berkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Slugger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berkley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slugger misses with a kick to the body
and Berkley counters with a good low kick that Slugger was not able to check.
Slugger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sturn Slugger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slugger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berkley under the eye.
Berkley misses with a wild combination.
Berkley throws a jab but it's blocked by Slugger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slugger. Berkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slugger misses with an uppercut. Berkley saw that one coming.
Slugger misses with an uppercut
and Berkley counters with a stiff right hand.
Slugger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Berkley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Slugger throws a jab but it's blocked by Berkley.
Berkley throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Slugger
and Berkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slugger misses with a looping right.#T1#
Berkley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slugger checks a leg kick.
Slugger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berkley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slugger misses the jab.
Berkley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Slugger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slugger misses with an uppercut.
As Slugger backs away, Berkley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Berkley moves out of range of the body kick.
Slugger misses with a left hand
and Berkley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slugger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berkley.
Slugger drops his hands momentarily and Berkley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slugger misses with a hook. Berkley ducked under it nicely.
Slugger looks to land a left hand but Berkley moved out of range nicely.
Slugger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berkley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slugger.
Good shot there by Slugger.
Slugger tries to land a body kick
and Berkley counters with a series of strikes. Slugger will be more careful next time no doubt. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Slugger misses the target.
Slugger misses with a body kick.
Slugger throws a body kick that misses.
Slugger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berkley moves away.
Berkley lands the left hand.
Berkley lands a leg kick that knocks Slugger off balance momentarily.
Berkley throws the left hand but Slugger avoids the punch easily.
Berkley throws a leg kick but Slugger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Slugger throws a jab when Berkley was well out of range.
Slugger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berkley.
Berkley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Berkley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slugger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berkley moves away.
It looked like Berkley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Slugger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slugger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Slugger blocks a jab.
Slugger misses with a body shot
and Berkley counters with a two punch combo.
Slugger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sturn Slugger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Slugger throws a jab when Berkley was well out of range.
Berkley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slugger misses with a looping left.
A big right from Slugger misses.
Slugger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Berkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Berkley misses the target.
Slugger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berkley.
Berkley throws a low kick but Slugger avoids it.
Slugger misses the shot to the body.
Slugger with a nice cross.
Slugger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slugger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slugger misses with a hook
and Berkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Slugger lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Slugger.#ROC2#Berkley is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Berkley.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berkley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slugger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slugger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looks like Berkley has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T1#
Berkley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slugger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturn Slugger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slugger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Berkley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Berkley.
Slugger misses with an uppercut
and Berkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slugger slips under a jab from Berkley.
Berkley seems to have got his legs back now.
Slugger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berkley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Berkley moves away from the strike by Slugger.
Slugger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berkley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Berkley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slugger to score with a decent uppercut.
Slugger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slugger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berkley manages to avoid it.
As Slugger backs away, Berkley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Berkley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slugger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slugger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slugger there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Berkley looks to land a left hand but Slugger moved out of range nicely.
Berkley is looking to slow Slugger down with leg kicks.
Berkley scores with a punch to the head.#ROC#Slugger is rocked!
Berkley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slugger.
Berkley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Slugger misses with a hook.
Slugger throws a lazy body kick
and Berkley counters with a good low kick that Slugger was not able to check.
Slugger lands a nice shot to the body.
Berkley misses the shot to the body.
Berkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slugger jabs Berkley right on the nose. Berkley blinks but takes it well.
Slugger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berkley moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slugger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Berkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slugger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slugger throws a sloppy body shot
letting Berkley counter with a right hand.
Slugger moves out of range of the body kick from Berkley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sturn Slugger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Slugger thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Berkley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Slugger.
Slugger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slugger lands with a nice body punch.
Slugger misses the shot to the body.
Slugger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Slugger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slugger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick lands for Berkley.
A jab from Berkley misses.
Berkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slugger circles away quickly and effectively.
Slugger blocks a low kick nicely.
Berkley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slugger.
Slugger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berkley is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slugger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berkley. #T1#
Berkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slugger missing with a left hand there. Berkley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berkley misses with an uppercut. Slugger saw that one coming.
Berkley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berkley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slugger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slugger lands a jab to Berkley's midsection.
Slugger motions for Berkley to come forward. Slugger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slugger misses with a body shot.
Berkley ducks under a wild hook from Slugger.
Berkley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slugger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Slugger misses with a kick to the body.
Berkley is looking to counter with head kicks.
Berkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slugger circles away quickly and effectively.
Berkley moves out of range as Slugger strikes.
Berkley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Slugger just manages to avoid it.
A big left from Slugger misses. #T2#
Berkley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berkley throws a leg kick but Slugger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slugger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Berkleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slugger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slugger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berkley's hands.
Slugger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berkley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berkley slips a straight right by Slugger.
Berkley tried to counter with a leg kick but Slugger avoided it.
Slugger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Berkley is out of range.
Slugger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Slugger.
Slugger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slugger jabs Berkley right on the nose. Berkley blinks but takes it well.
Slugger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Slugger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Slugger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Berkley will feel that in the morning.
Slugger scores with a hook to the body. Berkley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sturn Slugger really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Slugger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berkley doesn't seem bothered though.
Berkley with the inside leg kick.
Slugger lands the left hand.
Berkley moves out of range as Slugger throws a body kick.
Berkley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slugger throws an overhand right that lands on Berkley's shoulder, as Berkley tries to avoid the shot.
Berkley misses with a low kick.
Slugger misses with a hook
and Berkley counters with a stiff right hand.
Slugger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slugger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slugger.
Berkley throws a series of punches but Slugger moves out of range.
Slugger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slugger throws a body kick that misses
and Berkley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slugger misses with a wild body shot.
Slugger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Slugger.
Berkley tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Slugger throws a lazy right hand but Berkley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Slugger tries to land a body kick
enabling Berkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Slugger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A left lands for Berkley.
Slugger scores with a punch to the head.
Berkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Slugger lands a jab to the nose.
Berkley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slugger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Berkley momentarily.
Slugger misses the jab.
Slugger throws a lazy right hand but Berkley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berkley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slugger.
Nice shot by Slugger.
Slugger moves out of range of the leg kick from Berkley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slugger throws an off balance right hand
and Berkley counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Berkley forces Slugger back against the ropes and clinches.
Berkley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2##BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slugger looks to throw the jab but Berkley is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berkley, as that shot connected.
Berkley connects with a body shot that sends Slugger's belly button to the back.
Slugger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berkley throws a low kick but Slugger avoids it.
Slugger misses with a straight left.
Berkley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slugger misses the jab.
Slugger misses with an uppercut.
Slugger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slugger misses with a body kick.
Slugger misses with a body shot.
Berkley lands a really nice looking cross but Slugger seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slugger throws the left hand but Berkley avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Benjamin Berkley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Berkley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slugger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slugger misses with a body shot.
Berkley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Berkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slugger circles away quickly and effectively.
Slugger throws a sloppy body shot
and Berkley counters with a solid body kick.
Berkley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slugger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berkley tried to counter with a leg kick but Slugger avoided it.
Slugger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Berkley misses with a hook. Slugger ducked under it nicely.
Slugger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Berkley misses with a wild body shot.
Slugger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Berkley moves into range and clinches up with Slugger.#BC#
Berkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slugger throws out the jab.
Slugger stuns Berkley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Slugger.
Slugger tries a low kick but Berkley avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slugger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Slugger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slugger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berkley throws a chopping leg kick but Slugger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy left from Slugger finds it's target.
Berkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Berkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slugger.
Berkley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slugger looks to land a right hand but Berkley moved out of range.
Berkley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slugger lands with a nice body punch.
Sturn Slugger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slugger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Berkleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slugger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Berkley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Berkley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slugger moves away.#T2#
Slugger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Slugger misses.
Slugger throws out a loose jab but Berkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berkley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slugger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Berkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slugger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slugger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slugger misses with the body kick
and Berkley counters with a three punch combo that has Slugger backing up. Slugger nods at Berkley to acknowledge the strikes.
Benjamin Berkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Berkley blocks the low kick.
Slugger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berkley.
Slugger misses with an uppercut
and Slugger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berkley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slugger is still on wobbly legs! Can Berkley finish him?
Slugger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slugger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berkley's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sturn Slugger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slugger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge George Francis scores the fight for Sturn Slugger!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Sturn Slugger!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Sturn Slugger!

Sturn Slugger wins by unanimous decision!
Sturn Slugger is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Sturn Slugger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Eight Limbs X
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cinimod missing with a left hand there. Berkley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Cinimod.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cinimod. Berkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkley is looking for a counter combo.
A low kick from Cinimod misses
and Berkley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cinimod checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cinimod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cinimod avoids the body shot from Berkley.
Cinimod checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Berkley needs to keep his hands up - Cinimod had a free shot at his head there.
Cinimod misses with a straight left. #KD#
Berkley scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Cinimod to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#ROC#Cinimod is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Dominic Cinimod has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cinimod is still on wobbly legs! Can Berkley finish him?
Cinimod misses with a shot to the body
and Berkley counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Cinimod goes down! Berkley rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Cinimod is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benjamin Berkley!
Benjamin Berkley retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Benjamin Berkley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Eight Limbs VII
Date: Jun 27, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berkley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mabunda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mabunda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mabunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Mabunda.
Luan Mabunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mabunda scores with a leg kick.
Berkley looks for the body kick but Mabunda saw that one coming.
Mabunda throws a quick counter kick to the body but Berkley avoids it.
Mabunda throws a sloppy head kick and Berkley moves out of range easily.
Berkley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mabunda looks for the body kick but Berkley saw that one coming.
That kick from Mabunda tenderised Berkley's leg. Berkley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mabunda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berkley's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley throws a lazy right hand but Mabunda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mabunda lands a leg kick that knocks Berkley off balance momentarily.
Berkley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mabunda is looking to land body kicks.#T1#
Berkley blocks the body kick.
Berkley tries to clinch up.
Berkley throws a right hand that misses
and Mabunda counters with a good low kick that Berkley was not able to check.
Mabunda connects with an inside leg kick.
Berkley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mabunda. Mabunda obviously looking to wear him down.
Mabunda moves away from the strike by Berkley.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mabunda checks a leg kick.
Mabunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berkley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Berkley misses.
Mabunda is looking to counter with head kicks.
Berkley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mabunda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mabunda tried to counter with a leg kick but Berkley avoided it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mabunda.
Mabunda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berkley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Berkley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Berkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berkley throws a leg kick that misses.
Mabunda throws a chopping leg kick but Berkley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berkley tries to land a leg kick but Mabunda saw it coming and moves away.
Berkley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mabunda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mabunda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berkley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mabunda thows a leg kick but Berkley checks it
and Berkley counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mabunda blocks a head kick by Berkley.
And Mabunda counters with a quick kick to the body but Berkley blocks it.
Mabunda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berkley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mabunda.
Berkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mabunda tried to counter with a leg kick but Berkley avoided it.
Nice straight punches there by Berkley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Berkley.#T3#
Berkley misses with a low kick.
Mabunda throws a low kick but Berkley moves out of range easily.
Berkley checks a leg kick.
Berkley moves out of range of the body kick from Mabunda.
Berkley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Berkley misses with an uppercut. Mabunda saw that one coming.
Berkley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mabunda misses with a low kick.
Berkley throws out a counter right but Mabunda avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mabunda.
Berkley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mabunda tries to land a front kick but Berkley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mabunda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Berkley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berkley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mabunda. #T4#
Berkley is looking to clinch but Mabunda is avoiding it.
Berkley just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMabunda.
Berkley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mabunda misses with a low kick.
Mabunda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berkley.
Mabunda misses with a leg kick
and Mabunda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mabunda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Berkley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mabunda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
A low kick from Mabunda is predictable there
and Berkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Mabunda tenderised Berkley's leg. Berkley is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Mabunda tries to keep at a distance but Berkley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Berkley pushes Mabunda back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luan Mabunda will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Mabunda throws a solid leg kick but Berkley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mabunda.
Mabunda throws a low kick, looking for Berkley's leg but Berkley calmly moves out of range.
Berkley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A leg kick checked by Mabunda.
Berkley lands a glancing blow to the side of Mabunda's head.
Mabunda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Berkley counters with a good low kick that Mabunda was not able to check.
Mabunda motions for Berkley to come forward. Mabunda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berkley tries to bum rush Mabunda with a series of wild strikes but Mabunda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berkley throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berkley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mabunda misses with a looping right.
Mabunda throws a low kick but Berkley avoids it.#T1#
Berkley wants to land a leg kick but Mabunda is out of range.
Mabunda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Berkley just manages to avoid it.
Berkley misses with a low kick.
Mabunda misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Mabunda.
Mabunda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mabunda.
Berkley throws a jab when Mabunda was well out of range.
Mabunda throws a wild body kick that Berkley sees coming a mile off.
Berkley throws a big counter head kick but Mabunda avoids it with no problem.
Mabunda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berkley can pounce on him.
Mabunda throws a head kick that misses
and Berkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Berkley moves out of range of the leg kick from Mabunda.
It seemed like Berkley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mabunda lands a leg kick that knocks Berkley off balance momentarily.
Berkley tries to clinch
and Mabunda counters with a good low kick that Berkley was not able to check. #T2#
Mabunda throws out a loose jab but Berkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Mabunda.
Mabunda misses with the body kick
and Mabunda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mabunda.
Luan Mabunda is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mabunda tries to land a leg kick but Berkley saw it coming and moves away.
Mabunda is looking to land body kicks.
Mabunda throws a low kick, looking for Berkley's leg but Berkley calmly moves out of range.
Berkley throws a body kick that misses.
Mabunda blocks a jab.
Mabunda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berkley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mabunda.
Berkley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mabunda slips under a jab.#T3#
Berkley thows a leg kick but Mabunda checks it
and Mabunda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Berkley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Berkley connects with a solid leg kick.
Mabunda lands with a kick to the temple. Berkley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mabunda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berkley throws out a counter right but Mabunda avoids it with no problem.
Mabunda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mabunda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berkley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mabunda thinks about countering with a body kick.
Berkley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mabunda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mabunda ducks under a wild hook from Berkley.
Mabunda appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Berkley misses with a straight left.
Berkley throws a shot from downtown. Mabunda moves away and avoids it.
Berkley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T4#
Mabunda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mabunda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berkley feints a counter leg kick.
Berkley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mabunda misses with a hook.
Mabunda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mabunda moves out of range of the strikes.
Mabunda ducks under a wild hook from Berkley.
Berkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mabunda is out of range.
Mabunda throws a push kick but Berkley slaps the foot to one side.
Berkley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Berkley moves out of range of the body kick.
Berkley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mabunda lands a leg kick that knocks Berkley off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luan Mabunda will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R3#
Mabunda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berkley.
Mabunda throws a leg kick that misses.
Mabunda thows a leg kick but Berkley checks it #KD2#
and Berkley counters quickly with a head kick that drops Mabunda to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Mabunda be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!
Mabunda misses with a low kick.#KD2#
Berkley catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Mabunda stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Mabunda walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!#ROC2#Mabunda is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mabunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Mabunda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mabunda throws a right hand that misses #KD2#
and Berkley counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Mabunda goes down! Berkley rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Mabunda is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Berkley misses the target.
Mabunda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berkley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mabunda with a body shot.#CL2#
Berkley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mabunda seems to have got his legs back now.
A frustrated look appears on Berkley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Berkley tries to break free but Mabunda pushes him back against the ropes.
Mabunda working Berkley over with knees to the body.#BC2#
Berkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mabunda. #T1#
Mabunda pushes Berkley away with a front kick.
Mabunda throws a front kick aimed at Berkley's knee but Berkley avoids it well.
Mabunda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick by Mabunda misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Berkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mabunda thows a leg kick but Berkley checks it
and Berkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berkley throws a leg kick but Mabunda moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berkley.
Berkley blocks a low kick nicely.
Mabunda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berkley misses with a low kick.
Mabunda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berkley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Berkley misses
and Mabunda counters with a low kick, right behind Berkley 's knee. #T2#
Berkley misses with a jab to the body
and Mabunda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mabunda misses with a body kick.
Mabunda throws a wild body kick that Berkley sees coming a mile off.
Berkley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Berkley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mabunda throws a leg kick
and Berkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mabunda throws out a leg kick but Berkley moves out of range and Mabunda only half commits.
Berkley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mabunda blocks a low kick nicely.
Mabunda misses with a leg kick
enabling Berkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkley misses with a double jab.
Berkley moves out of range as Mabunda throws a body kick.
Berkley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Mabunda.
Berkley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berkley cracks Mabunda with an open hand slap.
Berkley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mabunda feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mabunda throws a leg kick but Berkley moved away.
A low kick from Mabunda misses
and Berkley counters with a straight right hand.
Berkley misses with a looping left.
Mabunda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A leg kick checked by Berkley.
Mabunda throws a leg kick but Berkley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Berkley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Berkley throws an overhand right that lands on Mabunda's shoulder, as Mabunda tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Berkley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mabunda. Mabunda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berkley moves out of range of the leg kick from Mabunda.
Berkley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mabunda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Berkley misses with a looping left.
Mabunda half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mabunda misses with a low kick.
Berkley throws a counter combo.
Mabunda scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mabunda.
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!
Berkley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mabunda.
Mabunda is looking to chop away at Berkley's legs.
Despite the aggression on Berkley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crunch! Mabunda slams his shin into Berkley's torso.
Mabunda tries to score with a low kick but Berkley moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Berkley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Berkley really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Mabunda misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Berkley.
Berkley lands with a cross.
Mabunda is looking to score with low kicks.
Mabunda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mabunda feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berkley.
Mabunda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berkley.
Mabunda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley looks to land a combination but Mabunda avoids it well.
Mabunda looks for the body kick but Berkley saw that one coming.
Mabunda misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mabunda.#T1#
Mabunda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berkley is able to avoid easily.
Mabunda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berkley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mabunda blocks it well.
Berkley throws a poor cross that misses
and Mabunda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Berkley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Berkley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mabunda.
Mabunda misses with a low kick.
Mabunda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berkley's sensitive parts.
Berkley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mabunda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berkley.
Berkley checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Berkley misses its intended target.
Mabunda throws a leg kick but Berkley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mabunda misses with a low kick. #T2#
Mabunda lands a nice looking kick to the body. Berkley takes a step back to recover.
Berkley misses the jab.
Mabunda scores with a push kick.
That kick from Mabunda tenderised Berkley's leg. Berkley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mabunda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mabunda thuds his shin into the meat of Berkley's side.
Mabunda tries to work over Berkley's front leg with a kick but Berkley checks it.
Mabunda throws a wild body kick that Berkley sees coming a mile off.
Mabunda throws a leg kick but Berkley checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mabunda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mabunda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Berkley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T3#
Berkley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Mabunda misses.
Mabunda throws a push kick but Berkley slaps the foot to one side.
Mabunda thows a body kick. Berkley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mabunda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mabunda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mabunda throws a leg kick but Berkley checks it.
Mabunda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berkley checks the leg kick.
Berkley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mabunda lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Mabunda tenderised Berkley's leg. Berkley is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Mabunda tries a head kick but it misses.
Berkley misses with a hook. Mabunda ducked under it nicely.
Berkley moves out of range as Mabunda throws a body kick.
Mabunda moves away from the strike by Berkley.
Berkley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mabunda.
Berkley blocks a jab.
Mabunda connects with a solid leg kick.
Berkley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Berkley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mabunda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mabunda swats away the attempt to clinch by Berkley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luan Mabunda had his way with Benjamin Berkley in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Berkley misses with a hook.
Mabunda tries to land a front kick but Berkley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mabunda looks for the body kick but Berkley saw that one coming.
Mabunda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berkley throws a jab when Mabunda was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mabunda.
Mabunda throws a leg kick
and Berkley counters with a straight right hand.
Mabunda blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley looks to land a body kick but Mabunda moved away.
Berkley avoids the head kick by Mabunda.
Berkley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mabunda throws a head kick that misses.
Berkley looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Berkley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick from Mabunda misses.
It seemed like Berkley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mabunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mabunda scores with a leg kick.
Mabunda thows a leg kick but Berkley checks it
and Berkley counters with a straight right hand.
Mabunda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berkley moves out of range of the leg kick from Mabunda.
Berkley throws out a counter right but Mabunda avoids it with no problem.
Mabunda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mabunda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mabunda.
Berkley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Berkley moves out of range as Mabunda throws a body kick. #T2#
Mabunda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Berkley is out of range.
Mabunda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berkley avoids the head kick by Mabunda.
Berkley digs a good body shot into Mabunda's ribs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mabunda throws a leg kick
and Berkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mabunda manages to avoid it.
Mabunda misses with a leg kick.
Mabunda throws a push kick but Berkley slaps the foot to one side.
Berkley throws a counter combo.
Berkley scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkley tries to clinch but Mabunda is having none of it.
Mabunda appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mabunda with the inside leg kick.
Mabunda throws a half hearted mid kick.#T3#
Mabunda misses with a low kick.
Berkley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mabunda throws the kick towards the body but Berkley avoids it.
Mabunda misses with a kick to the body
and Berkley counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Berkley.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkley misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mabunda.
Mabunda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mabunda looks to throw a body kick
letting Berkley counter with a right hand.
Mabunda throws out a leg kick but Berkley moves out of range and Mabunda only half commits.
Berkley moves out of range of the leg kick from Mabunda.#T4#
A nice inside leg kick there by Mabunda. That's going to slow Berkley down.
Nice defenses there by Mabunda.
Mabunda throws a quick counter kick to the body but Berkley avoids it.
Mabunda lands a leg kick that knocks Berkley off balance momentarily.
Mabunda misses with a leg kick.
Mabunda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berkley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Berkley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mabunda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkley checks a leg kick nicely.
Mabunda is looking to land body kicks.
Berkley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Berkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mabunda throws a lazy body kick
and Berkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin Berkley.
I think Mabunda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Benjamin Berkley!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Luan Mabunda!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Benjamin Berkley!

Benjamin Berkley wins by split decision!
Benjamin Berkley is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Benjamin Berkley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Eight Limbs IV - GP Finale
Date: Jun 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanawati on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benjamin Berkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Tanawati.
Berkley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanawati doesn't seem bothered though.
Berkley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Tanawati pushes Berkley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tanawati missing with knees to the body.
Berkley wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanawati won't allow it.
Berkley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tanawati misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tanawati throws an elbow but misses.
Berkley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tanawati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berkley gets through Tanawati's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berkley tries to break the clinch but Tanawati is controlling the position. #BC#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanawati stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berkley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanawati misses with a left hand
enabling Berkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkley lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Tanawati clinches.
Berkley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanawati has a couple of punches blocked by Berkley. #T1#
Berkley avoids the elbow strike from Tanawati, against the ropes.
Berkley avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanawati.
Tanawati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berkley misses with an elbow over the top.
Tanawati throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanawati keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berkley's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tanawati throws an elbow but misses.
Tanawati throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tanawati fails to land.
Tanawati misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanawati on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Berkley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tanawati showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berkley.
Berkley's corner calls for a 1-2. Berkley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tanawati uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berkley.#T2#
Tanawati misses with a two punch combination.
Berkley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tanawati swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Berkley counter with a right hand.
Berkley keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Berkley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berkley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanawati momentarily.
Tanawati closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanawati throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berkley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berkley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab lands there for Berkley.
Tanawati on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tanawati punishes Berkley's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Berkley.
Berkley throws a right hand that Tanawati ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanawati also avoids with ease.#T3#
Tanawati throws a head kick but Berkley moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Berkley misses its target.
Berkley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanawati at a distance.
Tanawati fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berkley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanawati momentarily.
Berkley misses with a two punch combination.
Tanawati tries to clinch
and Berkley counters with a left and a right that stings Tanawati.
Berkley scores with a jab. Tanawati acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Berkley's corner calls for a 1-2. Berkley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Berkley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanawati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berkley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Berkley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanawati tries a body shot but Berkley blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Berkley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanawati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berkley's elbow. #T4#
A short uppercut from Berkley.
Berkley has had enough of the clinch but Tanawati keeps him there for the moment.
Tanawati looking to stall. #BC#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanawati throws a right hand that misses
and Berkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berkley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Berkley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berkley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Tanawati moves into the clinch successfully.
Tanawati tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Berkley lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Berkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanawati takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanawati tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Berkley counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Berkley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Berkley lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanawati off the ropes and back into range.
Benjamin Berkley is winning the standup battle so far.
Berkley thumps Tanawati with a low kick.
Tanawati ducks under a wild hook from Berkley.
Tanawati feints a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Tanawati has closed the distance and engaged Berkley in a clinch.
We've been informed that Tanawati has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#BC#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berkley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Berkley catches Tanawati right on the button with a cross.
Berkley lands with a right hand.
Berkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berkley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berkley cracks Tanawati with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
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!
Berkley doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanawati circles away.
Somsak Tanawati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Berkley clinches with his opponent.
Berkley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tanawati just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berkley's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
Tanawati misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanawati using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berkley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berkley is trying to break the clinch but Tanawati has him pressed against the ropes.
Tanawati tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berkley avoids it.
Berkley stalling in the clinch.
Tanawati has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanawati tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Berkley scores with a hook to the body.
Tanawati can't find room to land a body shot as Berkley controls the action.
Berkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanawati lands a nice uppercut.
Tanawati misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berkley.
Tanawati is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Berkley as Tanawati tries to tie him up.
Berkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Tanawati backwards.
Berkley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Berkley tries to break free but Tanawati pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanawati takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanawati walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Berkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanawati.#T2#
Berkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berkley, as that shot connected.
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!
Berkley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tanawati backs up against the ropes.
Berkley scores with a shot to the body.
Tanawati on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tanawati takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tanawati wants to clinch
and Berkley counters with a straight right hand.
Berkley feints a jab promting Tanawati to slip. Berkley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tanawati slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tanawati takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #ROC#Tanawati is rocked!#T3#
Tanawati avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanawati takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berkley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Berkley lands a slapping body shot.
Tanawati on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berkley lands a jab.
Tanawati with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berkley to score with a decent uppercut.
Berkley is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Tanawati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanawati misses with some punches. #T4#
Tanawati managing to block the knees to the body from Berkley.
Berkley is trying to push Tanawati away but Tanawati has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Berkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanawati can do to turn this around?
Tanawati missing with knees to the body.
Tanawati's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Berkley throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanawati is trying to maintain a safe position but Berkley gets an underhook and turns Tanawati into the ropes.
Berkley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanawati misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Berkley.
Berkley lands a nice uppercut.
Tanawati trying to control the position but instead, Berkley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tanawati into the ropes.
Good body shot from Berkley.
Tanawati blocks an elbow strike from Berkley.
Tanawati is trying to stall.
Tanawati looking to stall. #BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Berkley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tanawati takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berkley catches Tanawati with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berkley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanawati lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Berkley throws a nice looking combination but Tanawati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berkley's corner calls for a 1-2. Berkley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick by Tanawati misses
letting Berkley counter with a right hand.
Tanawati takes one on the button.
Berkley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tanawati is still on wobbly legs! Can Berkley finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Berkley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Tanawati clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanawati is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Berkley is keeping busy.
Tanawati seems to have recovered his senses.
Berkley works on Tanawati's body with a couple of short punches.
Berkley scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Berkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T1#
Tanawati dodges the punch combination from Berkley.
A jab from Berkley finds it's way through Tanawati's defenses.
Tanawati wants to clinch up but Berkley keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Berkley scores with a four punch combination!
Tanawati plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab lands there for Berkley.
Berkley connects with a right hand. Tanawati shakes it off.
Berkley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benjamin Berkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berkley lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanawati off the ropes and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanawati tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berkley counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Tanawati fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berkley, pushing him back against the ropes.#T2#
Tanawati keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berkley's efforts to push away.
Berkley is working Tanawati over against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tanawati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tanawati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkley blocks it with crossed arms.
Berkley lands a nice shot to the body.
Berkley lands with a short shot to the head.
Berkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanawati backwards.
Berkley is trying to force a seperation but Tanawati has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Berkley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berkley works on Tanawati's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berkley lands a really nice looking cross but Tanawati seems unphased.
Berkley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanawati on the side of the head.
Berkley cracks Tanawati with a good jab.
Berkley tests Tanawati's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Tanawati drops his guard momentarily, allowing Berkley to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Tanawati! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Berkley takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benjamin Berkley!
Our winner, Benjamin Berkley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 01, 2020

#R1#
The fighters circling - Rayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Five lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Rayne.
Five lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Five.
Rayne connects with a right hand. Five shakes it off.
Five swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rayne drops his hands momentarily and Five takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rayne misses with a body shot.
Five seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rayne. Five does a little dance to reset his feet.
Five misses with a left hand
and Rayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Five scores with a body shot.
Rayne connects with a jab.
Rayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Five scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Five lands an overhand right.
Five misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Five.#T1#
Five scores with a jab.
Rayne looks to land a left hand but Five moved out of range nicely.
Rayne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rayne throws a hook to the side of Five's head but Five sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Five misses with a looping left.
Rayne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Five takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Five moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Five coming out on top.#CL#
Five drives through and clinches with Rayne against the cage. #BC#
Five manages to break the clinch.
Five swings for the body but Rayne moves out of range.
Five lands an overhand right.#ROC#
Rayne is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Five feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Five finish him?
Five cracks Rayne with a hook to the temple - Rayne is on wobbly legs here! Five swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rayne falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Five wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zoo Five!

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