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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiham Anhinoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Berkowitz (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aiham Anhinoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Berkowitz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Berkowitz.
A big left from Anhinoit misses.
Berkowitz throws a body punch but Anhinoit moves out of range.
Berkowitz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Aiham Anhinoit has been cut.
Anhinoit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anhinoit walks into a jab.
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!
Berkowitz throws a jab when Anhinoit was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz looks to land a left hand but Anhinoit moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Anhinoit.
Some wild striking there from Berkowitz.
Anhinoit misses with a hook.
Anhinoit throws a low kick, looking for Berkowitz's leg but Berkowitz calmly moves out of range.
Berkowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anhinoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anhinoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Anhinoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berkowitz misses with a right hand
and Berkowitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berkowitz looks to throw the jab but Anhinoit is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Berkowitz connects with a right hand. Anhinoit shakes it off.
Anhinoit misses with the combination.
Berkowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berkowitz throws out a loose jab but Anhinoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berkowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anhinoit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berkowitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Anhinoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Anhinoit looks to land a combination but Berkowitz avoids it well.
Anhinoit takes a swing at Berkowitz's ribcage but misses.
Berkowitz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anhinoit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz slips under a jab from Anhinoit.
Berkowitz stalks Anhinoit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anhinoit's face. Anhinoit staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Anhinoit missing with a left hand there. Berkowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anhinoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berkowitz.
That kick from Anhinoit tenderised Berkowitz's leg. Berkowitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz blocks a leg kick.
Berkowitz misses with a looping left.
Berkowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berkowitz misses with a few strikes there.
Berkowitz sizes up Anhinoit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Berkowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Anhinoit tenderised Berkowitz's leg. Berkowitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anhinoit avoids the body shot from Berkowitz.
Anhinoit thuds his right hand into Berkowitz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Berkowitz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anhinoit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berkowitz.
Anhinoit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anhinoit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz blocks a head kick by Anhinoit.
Anhinoit staying out of range there.
Berkowitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anhinoit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anhinoit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berkowitz.
A shot to the body from Berkowitz misses
and Anhinoit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anhinoit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anhinoit slips a jab from Berkowitz.
Anhinoit swings for the body but Berkowitz moves out of range.
Berkowitz slips a jab and a cross from Anhinoit.
Anhinoit misses with a leg kick.
Berkowitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anhinoit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz checks the leg kick.
Anhinoit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berkowitz.
Anhinoit throws a big shot that misses.
Berkowitz moves away from the strike by Anhinoit.
Berkowitz throws out a loose jab but Anhinoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berkowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anhinoit's head.
Berkowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anhinoit.
Anhinoit throws a body punch but Berkowitz moves out of range.
No joy there for Anhinoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Berkowitz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anhinoit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anhinoit misses with a low kick.
Anhinoit thuds a left hand into Berkowitz's body.
Nice shot by Anhinoit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anhinoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Anhinoit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anhinoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berkowitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berkowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Anhinoit's shoulder, as Anhinoit tries to avoid the shot.
Anhinoit defending well as Berkowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Berkowitz staying out of range there.
Anhinoit slips a straight right by Berkowitz.
Anhinoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berkowitz moves away.
Anhinoit tries to land a front kick but Berkowitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Anhinoit misses the target.
A jab from Anhinoit finds it's way through Berkowitz's defenses.
Anhinoit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anhinoit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Berkowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aiham Anhinoit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anhinoit misses with the combination.
Anhinoit defending well as Berkowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Berkowitz throws a lazy right hand but Anhinoit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berkowitz clobbers Anhinoit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Berkowitz throws a hook to the side of Anhinoit's head but Anhinoit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anhinoit loads up on a big right hand but Berkowitz slips the punch.
Berkowitz misses with an uppercut.
Anhinoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anhinoit misses with a two punch combination.
Berkowitz looks to land a left hand but Anhinoit moved out of range nicely.
Berkowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anhinoit.
Berkowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Anhinoit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Berkowitz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anhinoit scrambles back to his feet.
Berkowitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Berkowitz misses its intended target.
Anhinoit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Berkowitz throws a jab when Anhinoit was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berkowitz checks a leg kick.
Berkowitz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Berkowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Anhinoit scores with a jab.
Anhinoit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berkowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
David Berkowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anhinoit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Berkowitz.
It looks like David Berkowitz has been cut.
Berkowitz misses with a looping left.
Berkowitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anhinoit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berkowitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anhinoit.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Berkowitz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anhinoit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anhinoit tries to work over Berkowitz's front leg with a kick but Berkowitz checks it.
Berkowitz cracks Anhinoit with a good jab.
A slow jab from Berkowitz misses its intended target.
Anhinoit tries to work over Berkowitz's front leg with a kick but Berkowitz checks it.
Berkowitz misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anhinoit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berkowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berkowitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anhinoit lands a leg kick that knocks Berkowitz off balance momentarily.
Berkowitz punishes Anhinoit's body with a nice straight punch.
Anhinoit throws a body kick that misses.
Berkowitz lands with a cross.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berkowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anhinoit manages to avoid it.
Anhinoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkowitz misses with an uppercut.
Berkowitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anhinoit. Anhinoit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berkowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anhinoit ducks under a wild hook from Berkowitz.
Anhinoit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anhinoit misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Anhinoit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Berkowitz misses.
Anhinoit throws a leg kick but Berkowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anhinoit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anhinoit scores with a head kick. Berkowitz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anhinoit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berkowitz's calf.
Berkowitz looks to land a right hand but Anhinoit moved out of range.
Nice cross by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz connects with a jab.
Anhinoit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anhinoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Berkowitz.
Anhinoit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berkowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Anhinoit.
Berkowitz throws a series of punches but Anhinoit avoids them all with ease.
Anhinoit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berkowitz misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkowitz misses the target.
Anhinoit misses with a wild body shot.
Berkowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz avoids the body shot from Anhinoit.
Berkowitz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Berkowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anhinoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berkowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anhinoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anhinoit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berkowitz dodges the punch combination from Anhinoit.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Anhinoit.
Berkowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berkowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anhinoit.
Berkowitz lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berkowitz loads up on a big right hand but Anhinoit slips the punch.
Berkowitz lands a right hook to the body.
Berkowitz looks to land a left hand but Anhinoit moved out of range nicely.
Berkowitz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anhinoit misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Berkowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Berkowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Anhinoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkowitz lands a head shot.
Berkowitz lands a jab to Anhinoit's midsection.
Anhinoit throws a series of punches but Berkowitz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anhinoit. Berkowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anhinoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Anhinoit staying out of range there.
Anhinoit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berkowitz is out of range and Anhinoit settles back down.
Berkowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Berkowitz.
Anhinoit looks to land a combination but Berkowitz avoids it well.
Berkowitz works the jab nicely.
Berkowitz loads up on a big right hand but Anhinoit slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anhinoit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berkowitz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anhinoit. Berkowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anhinoit throws out a loose jab but Berkowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anhinoit thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Berkowitz misses.
Berkowitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Anhinoit should have avoided that one.
Anhinoit is rocked!
Berkowitz looks to land a combination but Anhinoit avoids it well.
Oh Anhinoit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anhinoit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Berkowitz throws a lazy right hand but Anhinoit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anhinoit seems to have got his legs back now.
Berkowitz throws a hook but Anhinoit avoids it easily.
Anhinoit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berkowitz.
Nice body punch from Anhinoit.
Anhinoit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Berkowitz throws an off balance right hand
and Anhinoit counters with a thumping low kick.
Berkowitz throws out a loose jab but Anhinoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anhinoit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berkowitz manages to avoid it.
Berkowitz misses with a hook. Anhinoit ducked under it nicely.
Anhinoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Berkowitz misses its intended target.
Anhinoit throws a nice looking combination but Berkowitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berkowitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anhinoit throws a leg kick but Berkowitz checks it.
Anhinoit is looking to wear down Berkowitz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anhinoit connects with a body shot.
Anhinoit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berkowitz manages to avoid it.
Anhinoit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz misses with a hook. Anhinoit ducked under it nicely.
Anhinoit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Berkowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Anhinoit's head.
Berkowitz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anhinoit lands with a cross.
Anhinoit lands with a nice body punch.
Anhinoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berkowitz moves away.
Berkowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berkowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Anhinoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anhinoit stuns Berkowitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Berkowitz throws out a loose jab but Anhinoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anhinoit tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Berkowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anhinoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berkowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Anhinoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berkowitz throws a hook but Anhinoit avoids it easily.
Berkowitz throws a shot from downtown. Anhinoit moves away and avoids it.
Anhinoit misses the jab.
Anhinoit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anhinoit throws a leg kick which misses Berkowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Berkowitz tries to avoid it.
Anhinoit misses with a low kick as Berkowitz jumps back.
Berkowitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berkowitz scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anhinoit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anhinoit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berkowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anhinoit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Anhinoit finds it's way through Berkowitz's defenses.
Berkowitz misses with a straight left.
Anhinoit misses with a body shot.
Anhinoit misses with a body shot.
Anhinoit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anhinoit thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berkowitz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Berkowitz misses with a hook.
Berkowitz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aiham Anhinoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkowitz throws a lazy right hand but Anhinoit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Aiham Anhinoit.
Well Berkowitz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Berkowitz!
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