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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads. Tsushima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Till I Collapse. Niko Berg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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184 cm
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216 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niko Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg gets the takedown into side control.
Berg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsushima keeps working.
Tsushima manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berg tries to get to full guard but Tsushima has control of the leg.
Tsushima trying to control the action but Berg is working from the bottom.
Berg tries to roll over but Tsushima keeps him under control.
Berg is working hard here to advance position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tsushima moves in looking to clinch but Berg pushes him off.
Tsushima takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsushima stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima swings wildly with an uppercut but Berg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsushima keeps control of Berg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Berg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tsushima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
A shot in the inside from Berg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsushima.
Tsushima pushes Berg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berg tries to score a body lock takedown but Tsushima shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tsushima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tsushima tries for a takedown but Berg manages to get underhooks.
Tsushima avoiding damage.
Tsushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima just leaning against Berg, taking a breather.
Berg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tsushima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsushima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tsushima lands with a nice combination. Berg backs away looking to recover.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsushima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tsushima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tsushima pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tsushima scores with a shot to the side of Berg's head.
Tsushima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lewis Tsushima.
Berg slips a jab from Tsushima.
Tsushima misses the shot to the body.
Tsushima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berg avoids it really well and circles away.
Berg looks for a takedown but Tsushima sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsushima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Berg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Berg wants to sweep here but Tsushima controlling him for the moment.
Berg pulls Tsushima in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Tsushima from controlling successfully.
Tsushima preventing the sweep.
Tsushima throwing strikes but missing.
Berg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tsushima puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tsushima is looking for a kimura but Berg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tsushima to get the leverage.
Well, if Tsushima is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tsushima prevents Berg from standing back up.
Berg tries to get to full guard but Tsushima has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tsushima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berg as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Tsushima dominated 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.
Berg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tsushima defends it nicely.
Tsushima wants to clinch.
Berg has his takedown stuffed
and Tsushima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsushima.
No luck for Berg with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsushima momentarily.
Tsushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsushima throws a jab but it's blocked by Berg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Tsushima.
Tsushima digs a right hand into Berg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berg's gas tank.
Tsushima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsushima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berg shoots in but Tsushima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Berg fails with a takedown attempt.
Tsushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsushima feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tsushima stopping the sweep attempt from Berg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berg keeping full guard, as Tsushima tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima passes Berg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tsushima is working for a kimura but Berg is defending it quite comfortably.
Berg tries to roll over but Tsushima keeps him under control.
Tsushima is keen to just control but Berg is a slippery customer.
Tsushima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Berg tries to roll over but Tsushima keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berg tries for a takedown but Tsushima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big right from Tsushima misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Berg. That snapped Tsushima's head back.
Berg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berg misses with an uppercut. Tsushima saw that one coming.
Tsushima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tsushima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berg on the side of the head.
Tsushima scores with a sloppy right hand. Berg should have avoided that one.
A jab from Tsushima misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima swings for the body but Berg moves out of range.
Tsushima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Berg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tsushima postures up.
Berg wants to sweep but no luck.
Tsushima is looking to work some ground and pound but Berg has wrist control.
Berg wants to sweep but no luck.
Tsushima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berg can't keep his opponent in guard - Tsushima advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tsushima uses his free foot to push down on Berg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Berg.
Berg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tsushima tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tsushima with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berg reaches up and holds on to Tsushima to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Tsushima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tsushima takes a swing at Berg's ribcage but misses.
Tsushima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsushima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tsushima wants it to stay on the feet.
Berg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Tsushima as Berg shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsushima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berg.
Tsushima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Berg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tsushima's guard.
Tsushima trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berg is looking to work some ground and pound but Tsushima has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima trying to control the position.
Berg looking to sit in guard and control but Tsushima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Tsushima from controlling successfully.
Berg trying to control the position.
Tsushima lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berg is trying to control the position but Tsushima postures up.
Tsushima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tsushima throwing strikes but missing.
Tsushima won't allow Berg to sweep him here.
Berg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tsushima controls the pace.
Tsushima wants to control from the top but Berg keeps moving.
Berg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berg fails with the takedown
and Tsushima counters with a nice body shot.
Tsushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Berg is just out of range.
Berg misses with a takedown attempt
and Tsushima counters with a takedown into side control.
Berg is trying to improve his position.
Tsushima sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Berg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Berg is trying to get back to his feet.
Tsushima advances to mount.
Tsushima controlling from mount.
Tsushima throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lewis Tsushima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis Tsushima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berg working to try and regain half guard.
Tsushima can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Berg is looking to escape.
Tsushima working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Berg turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Tsushima off and cradles Berg's limp body as Tsushima celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Lewis Tsushima!
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