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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheamus Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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144 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Berry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheamus Noonan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Noonan, as that shot connected.
Berry moves in looking to clinch but Noonan pushes him off.
Noonan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berry.
Noonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berry avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Berry takes a swing at Noonan's ribcage but misses.
Noonan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Noonan misses with the ground and pound.
Berry is working to avoid the ground and pound but Noonan connects with a decent elbow.
Berry is looking to regain half guard here but Noonan keeps moving and retains side control.
Noonan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Noonan crashes against the mat.
Berry keeps Noonan under control for a moment.
Noonan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Noonan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Berry works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Noonan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berry defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Noonan takes one on the button.
Berry pushes Noonan up against the cage in a clinch.
Berry is trying to maintain a safe position but Noonan gets an underhook and turns Berry into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noonan.
Noonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Noonan.
Berry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Berry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Noonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berry digs a right hand underneath Noonan's ribcage. Noonan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noonan blocks an uppercut.
Noonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Berry wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berry.
Noonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berry.
Noonan pushes off an throws an elbow but Berry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Berry misses with a body punch.
Noonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Berry presses Noonan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Noonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noonan throws an elbow but it misses.
Noonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noonan lands a right hand.
Noonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berry lands a left hand.
Noonan lands a left hand.
Berry lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noonan.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Berry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Noonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Noonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Berry as the two fighters clinch.
Noonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noonan backwards.
Noonan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berry slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berry.
Noonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Noonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berry stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berry.
Nice body punch from Berry - that landed with a thud.
Berry avoids a wild elbow strike from Noonan.
Noonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noonan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noonan.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noonan lands a nice elbow.
Berry takes an elbow to the temple.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noonan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Berry pushes Noonan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Berry.
Berry dodges an elbow strike from Noonan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Noonan as Berry tries to tie him up.
Noonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berry stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
A short right from Berry.
Berry blocks an elbow strike from Noonan.
Berry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berry.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noonan throws an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Berry.
Noonan misses with an elbow strike.
Noonan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan lands a nice uppercut.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Noonan misses with some punches.
Berry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noonan.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Mark Berry 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.
A jab from Noonan misses.
Berry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noonan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berry lunges at Noonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Noonan's hand.
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noonan moves away.
Noonan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
Berry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noonan at a distance.
Noonan scores with a hook to the body. Berry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Noonan throws a sloppy body shot
and Noonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry scores with the left hand. Noonan knows he should have avoided that one.
Berry jabs Noonan right on the nose. Noonan blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Noonan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noonan.
Berry swings for the body but Noonan moves out of range.
Berry tries to clinch up but Noonan circles away and keeps his distance.
Noonan throws a looping overhand right but Berry ducks down to avoid it.
Noonan blocks a jab.
Berry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berry looks to score with a jab to the body but Noonan is just out of range.
Noonan misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Berry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noonan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berry.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Noonan.
Berry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noonan jabs at Berry's body.
Noonan blocks a jab.
Berry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Noonan throws a body punch but Berry moves out of range.
Berry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noonan.
A shot to the body from Noonan misses
and Berry counters with a left to the body.
Jab from Berry.
Berry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Berry misses with a hook. Noonan ducked under it nicely.
Berry darts in and clinches Noonan up against the cage.
Noonan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berry is trying to maintain a safe position but Noonan gets an underhook and turns Berry into the cage.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Noonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Noonan.
Berry misses with a punch on the inside.
Noonan misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
A short right from Berry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Berry.
Berry blocking some punches.
Berry tries to work over Noonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noonan lands an uppercut.
Berry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noonan lands with a light punch inside.
Noonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noonan takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Berry.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Berry digs a right hand underneath Noonan's ribcage. Noonan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Noonan is breathing heavily.
Berry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berry blocks the elbow strike.
Berry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berry.
Berry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Berry is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Berry'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.
Noonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Berry avoids a wild elbow strike from Noonan.
Berry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noonan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noonan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Berry counters with a stiff right hand.
Noonan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berry looks to score with a jab to the body but Noonan is just out of range.
Noonan throws a lazy right hand but Berry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheamus Noonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry misses with a hook. Noonan ducked under it nicely.
Berry moves out of range of the strikes.
Berry misses with a straight left.
Noonan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noonan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berry drives through and clinches with Noonan against the cage.
Noonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berry avoids a wild elbow strike from Noonan.
Noonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mark Berry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Noonan lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berry.
Berry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Berry scores with a shot to the side of Noonan's head.
Noonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noonan throws an elbow that misses.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berry throws a head punch that misses.
Berry blocks the elbow strike.
Noonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berry blocks the elbow strike.
Berry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berry blocks an elbow strike from Noonan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noonan.
Noonan misses with an elbow strike.
Berry avoids the elbow strike from Noonan, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Berry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Noonan looks to throw the jab but Berry is out of range.
Noonan lands with an overhand left.
Berry has Noonan up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Noonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berry.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Noonan pushes Berry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berry lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Noonan.
Berry lands a hook that snaps the head of Noonan backwards.
Berry takes a shot to the head.
Noonan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berry avoids the elbow strike from Noonan, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noonan.
Noonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stalling in the clinch from Berry.
Noonan throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Noonan.
Noonan throws an elbow that misses.
Noonan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Berry pushes Noonan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noonan working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berry's brow.
Berry throws a punch but it's blocked by Noonan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noonan.
Berry lands with a left to the head.
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Noonan.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Noonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berry dodges an elbow strike from Noonan.
Berry blocks an elbow strike from Noonan.
Noonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berry avoids a wild elbow strike from Noonan.
Noonan takes a shot to the head.
Berry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berry.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Berry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noonan or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Berry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Noonan takes a shot to the head.
Berry tries to land knees in the clinch but Noonan avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Berry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan working aggressively here.
Berry blocks the elbow strike.
Berry is trying to maintain a safe position but Noonan gets an underhook and turns Berry into the cage.
Berry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Berry blocks the elbow strike.
Berry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Noonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Berry dodges an elbow strike from Noonan.
Berry pushes Noonan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Berry has Noonan pushed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noonan.
Berry stalls.
Noonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Berry lands a hook that snaps the head of Noonan backwards.
Berry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noonan throws an elbow but misses.
Berry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noonan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Berry.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Berry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berry dodges an elbow strike from Noonan.
Berry is trying to maintain a safe position but Noonan gets an underhook and turns Berry into the cage.
Noonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noonan backwards.
Noonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noonan misses with an elbow strike.
Berry breaks from the clinch.
Noonan misses with a looping right.
Berry misses with a body shot.
Noonan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berry is looking to clinch.
Noonan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry slips a jab from Noonan.
Berry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noonan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Berry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noonan on the side of the head.
Noonan avoids the body shot from Berry.
Noonan throws a hook to the side of Berry's head but Berry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noonan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berry was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
Noonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Berry counters with a nice uppercut.
Noonan misses with a shot to the body
and Berry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Noonan letting Berry take a breather here.
Berry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noonan misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berry blocking some punches.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Berry.
Berry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Berry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Berry clearly takes that round.
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.
A jab from Berry misses.
Berry blocks a jab.
Berry drives through and clinches with Noonan against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Berry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berry.
Berry blocks an elbow strike.
Noonan lands a right hand.
Noonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noonan.
Noonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Berry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Berry.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Berry blocking some punches.
Noonan working aggressively here.
Noonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noonan lands a right hand.
Noonan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Noonan blocking some punches.
Berry manages to break the clinch.
Noonan throws a body punch but Berry moves out of range.
Noonan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berry scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry lands a really nice looking cross but Noonan seems unphased.
Noonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Noonan misses with a hook.
Noonan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Noonan misses the jab.
Noonan misses the jab.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noonan lands with an overhand left.
Noonan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berry manages to avoid it.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Berry throws a shot from downtown. Noonan moves away and avoids it.
Berry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noonan.
Noonan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noonan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berry lands a really nice looking cross but Noonan seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berry moves away.
Berry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berry has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noonan throws an elbow but misses.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Noonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berry cracks Noonan with a nice body shot.
Berry blocks the elbow strike.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Noonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Noonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noonan throws an elbow but it misses.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Berry lands with a left to the head.
Berry gets through Noonan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan takes a shot to the head.
Noonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berry.
Berry is leaning against Noonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Berry.
Nice body punch from Berry.
Berry lands with a left to the head.
Noonan misses with an elbow strike.
Berry avoiding damage.
Berry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noonan backwards.
Noonan being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Noonan.
Berry lands a body punch.
Noonan misses with some punches.
Berry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berry.
A short right from Berry.
The referee calls for Berry to work.
Berry lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berry dodges an elbow strike from Noonan.
Berry presses Noonan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Berry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noonan.
Berry displaying some good clinch control by pressing Noonan up against the cage.
Berry lands a left hand.
Berry lands a hook that snaps the head of Noonan backwards.
Berry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berry gets through Noonan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berry avoids a wild elbow strike from Noonan.
Berry scores with a hook to the body.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berry lands with a short shot to the head.
Berry works on Noonan's body with a couple of short punches.
Berry lands a nice uppercut.
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Berry.
Berry stalling the fight.
Noonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Berry had his way with Sheamus Noonan in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Berry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noonan tries to move into range but Berry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noonan scores with a jab.
Noonan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berry.
Noonan stuns Berry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noonan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berry rather than just go for the knockout.
Jab from Berry.
Berry wants to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Noonan as he connects with a hook.
Berry lands a nice shot to the body.
Mark Berry is winning the standup battle so far.
Noonan misses with a shot to the body
and Berry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Berry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Noonan up against the cage.
Noonan lands a nice uppercut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Noonan lands a damaging elbow.
Noonan working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry misses with some punches.
A short right from Noonan.
Berry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noonan backwards.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Noonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Berry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Noonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Noonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berry presses Noonan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Noonan.
Berry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noonan.
Berry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noonans head.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noonan.
Berry blocks an elbow strike from Noonan.
Noonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noonan lands with a light punch inside.
Berry blocks an elbow strike from Noonan.
Sheamus Noonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Berry.
Berry is trying to stall.
Berry gets through Noonan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berry.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berry scores with a shoulder strike.
Noonan takes a shot to the head.
Noonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Noonan.
Noonan lands with a left to the head.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Berry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berry taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Berry.
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Berry.
Berry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berry scores with a shoulder strike.
Berry stalling.
Noonan working aggressively here.
Berry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berry blocking some punches.
Noonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berry lands with a right to the head.
Noonan blocking some punches.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noonan throws an elbow but misses.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berry dodges an elbow strike from Noonan.
A hook to the body from Berry.
Berry pushes Noonan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berry lands a body punch.
Noonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noonan misses with an elbow strike.
Berry lands a nice shot to the body.
Berry avoiding damage.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Berry leaning against his opponent.
Berry avoids the elbow strike from Noonan, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry dodges an elbow strike from Noonan.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Berry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Berry is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noonan takes a shot to the head.
Berry lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Berry.
A short right from Berry.
A right hand to the body from Berry.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Berry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berry avoiding damage.
Berry lands an uppercut.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Berry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berry.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Berry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Berry, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Berry!
Mark Berry is the new bantamweight champion!
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